Benefit cheats warned they will be 'hunted down'

That's the message from Treasury after a woman from Port Erin was jailed for six months for claiming almost £64,000 she wasn't entitled to. 

 

38-year-old Joleen Ryan lied repeatedly about her circumstances over a five year period despite receiving an inheritance of £90,000 in that time.

 

Bill Henderson is the MLC with responsibility for social security - he says it was shocking: 

 

 

And he's confident it sends out a message to anyone else considering doing the same: