Benefits fraudster who 'stole £50k from public' avoids prison

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Benefits fraudster who 'stole £50k from public' avoids prison

A serial fraudster with a lengthy history of dishonesty offences has escaped an immediate prison sentence after defrauding the benefits system of nearly £50,000. Georgette Mitchell, 54, formerly of Essex but now residing in Kent, received a two-year prison sentence suspended for two years at Chelmsford Crown Court on Friday. Judge Christopher Morgan delivered a scathing assessment of the defendant, branding her "a…