Cameroonian nurse denies all charges in €105k fraud trial

A nurse from Cameroon accused of fraudulently claiming €105,000 in welfare in Cork over a six-year period denied all charges yesterday. (This story has prompted an apololgy to Ms Aimee Mputu Lema. Full text below)
Cameroonian nurse denies all charges in €105k fraud trial

Lydie Kana, aged 39, of 16 Copperhill, Ballintemple, Cork, went on trial for alleged social welfare fraud at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.

She is accused of knowingly making false declarations for the purpose of establishing entitlement to supplementary welfare allowances in the period December 11, 2006, to August 4, 2013, at Ballintemple Post Office.

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