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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Vinay Patel

DWP Fraudster Catherine Wieland Claimed Anxiety Left Her Housebound—Photos Tell Another Story

Wieland pocketed over £23,600 in PIP payments, using the cash for luxury holidays, tanning, and private dental work. (Credit: X / Grifty @TheGriftReport)

A West Sussex woman who claimed her debilitating anxiety made it impossible to leave her home has been sentenced in court.

Despite pocketing thousands in disability payments, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) investigators discovered her supposedly quiet lifestyle was anything but restricted. Her deception finally unravelled when authorities found evidence of her high-adrenaline activities far from the UK.

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