Lottery fraud charge mum back in court
Published Date:
19 November 2008
By Julia Bennett
A MOTHER of two accused of a lottery fraud which targeted an elderly Blackpool woman has appeared in court to face additional charges including laundering more than £200,000.
Vanessa Onobrara is charged with 14 offences of concealing the proceeds of crime totalling £225,000.
She is also accused of mortgage fraud by saying she had an income of £66,000 when her salary was £18,754, to obtain a mortgage on a £208,050 house.
The 29-year-old is additionally charged with possessing 158 travellers cheques for use in fraud, three offences of having personal details for use in fraud and dishonestly obtaining a driving licence.
The offences are alleged to have taken place between September 2006 and July this year.
Onobrara, a former British Telecom worker of Erith, Kent, was bailed to December 2 by Blackpool magistrates for committal to crown court.
She first appeared before Blackpool magistrates in July accused of money laundering a total of £73,000 and two charges of concealing the proceeds of crime in the form of bankers' drafts of £31,000 and £34,500 belonging to an 85-year-old Blackpool woman who was allegedly told she had won £4.5m in an international lottery and had to hand over money to get the winnings.
The full article contains 221 words and appears in Blackpool Gazette newspaper.
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Last Updated:
19 November 2008 10:01 AM
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Source:
Blackpool Gazette
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Location:
Blackpool
