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CPS to prosecute Maxine Carr for deception

11/03/2004

The Crown Prosecution Service has today decided to prosecute Maxine Carr on 12 counts of deception and obtaining pecuniary advantage between 1996 and 2002.

Two charges relate to lies made on her application for posts at St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School in Soham. The remaining charges cover various fraudulent benefit claims and three additional cases of false job applications.

  1. Maxine Carr has been summonsed to appear at Peterborough Magistrates Court on 26 March 2004 charged with the following:

    Count 1
    Maxine Ann Carr on 22nd April 1996 at Grimsby in the District of North East Lincolnshire dishonestly obtained for herself a pecuniary advantage, namely the opportunity to earn remuneration or greater remuneration in employment as a Production Operative with Blue Crest Limited, by deception, namely by falsely representing her qualifications in an application for employment dated 3rd April 1996. Contrary to Section 16(1) of the Theft Act 1968

    Count 2
    Maxine Ann Carr on or about 17th August 2000 at Scunthorpe in the District of North Lincolnshire attempted dishonestly to obtain a money transfer relating to Housing Benefit from North Lincolnshire Council for herself or another by deception, namely by falsely representing in an application to the said North Lincolnshire Council for Housing Benefit that she was not living with a partner. Contrary to Section 1(1) of the Criminal Attempts Act 1981

    Count 3
    Maxine Ann Carr on or about 17th April 2001 at Scunthorpe in the District of North Lincolnshire dishonestly obtained for herself a money transfer in the sum of £210 by deception, namely, by falsely representing in an application to North Lincolnshire Council for Housing Benefit that she was not living with a partner. Contrary to Section 15A(1) of the Theft Act 1968

    Count 4
    Maxine Ann Carr on or about 15th August 2001 at Scunthorpe in the District of North Lincolnshire dishonestly obtained for herself a money transfer in the sum of £132 by deception, namely, by falsely representing in an application to North Lincolnshire Council for Housing Benefit that she was not living with a partner. Contrary to Section 15A(1) of the Theft Act 1968

    Count 5
    Maxine Ann Carr on or about 5th December 2001 at Scunthorpe in the District of North Lincolnshire attempted dishonestly to obtain a money transfer in the sum of £33 for herself or another by deception, namely by falsely representing in an application to North Lincolnshire Council for Housing Benefit that she was not living with a partner. Contrary to Section 1(1) of the Criminal Attempts Act 1981

    Count 6
    Maxine Ann Carr on 15th February 2001 at Scunthorpe in the District of North Lincolnshire, in furnishing information for the accounting purposes of North Lincolnshire Council, dishonestly and with a view to gain for herself of another or with intent to cause loss to another, produced a Job Seekers Allowance claim form to the said Council which to her knowledge was or might have been misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular in that it asserted that she was not living with a partner. Contrary to Section 17(1)(b) of the Theft Act 1968

    Count 7
    Maxine Ann Carr on 15th June 2001 at Scunthorpe in the District of North Lincolnshire, in furnishing information for the accounting purposes of North Lincolnshire Council, dishonestly and with a view to gain for herself or another or with intent to cause loss to another, produced an Income Support claim form to the said Council which to her knowledge was or might have been misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular in that it asserted that she was not living with a partner. Contrary to Section 17(1)(b) of the Theft Act 1968

    Count 8
    Maxine Ann Carr on 18th January 2002 at Scunthorpe in the District of North Lincolnshire, in furnishing information for the accounting purposes of North Lincolnshire Council, dishonestly and with a view to gain for herself or another or with intent to cause loss to another, produced an Income Support claim form to the said Council which to her knowledge was or might have been misleading, false or deceptive in a material particular in that it asserted that she was not living with a partner. Contrary to Section 17(1)(b) of the Theft Act 1968

    Count 9
    Maxine Ann Carr on 20th April 2001 at Scunthorpe in the District of North Lincolnshire attempted dishonestly to obtain for herself a pecuniary advantage, namely to be given the opportunity to earn remuneration or greater remuneration in employment as a Store Associate with Bhs Limited, by deception, namely by falsely representing her qualifications in an application for employment dated 20th April 2001. Contrary to Section 1(1) of the Criminal Attempts Act 1981

    Count 10
    Maxine Ann Carr on 26th January 2002 at Soham in the County of Cambridgeshire attempted dishonestly to obtain for herself a pecuniary advantage, namely to be given the opportunity to earn remuneration or greater remuneration in employment as a Sales Assistant at the One Stop Shop employed by T&S Stores plc, by deception, namely by falsely representing her qualifications in an application for employment dated 26th January 2002. Contrary to Section 1(1) of the Criminal Attempts Act 1981

    Count 11
    Maxine Ann Carr on or after 26th April 2002 at Soham in the County of Cambridgeshire dishonestly obtained for herself a pecuniary advantage, namely to be given the opportunity to earn remuneration or greater remuneration in employment as a Temporary General Assistant at St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School employed by Cambridgeshire County Council, by deception, namely by falsely representing her qualifications in an application for employment dated 26th April 2002. Contrary to Section 16(1) of the Theft Act 1968

    Count 12
    Maxine Ann Carr on or before 4th July 2002 at Soham in the County of Cambridgeshire attempted dishonestly to obtain for herself a pecuniary advantage, namely to be given the opportunity to earn remuneration or greater remuneration in employment as a General Assistant at St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School employed by Cambridgeshire County Council, by deception, namely by falsely representing her qualifications in a curriculum vitae. Contrary to Section 1(1) of the Criminal Attempts Act 1981

  2. All media are strongly reminded that proceedings are active in this case and are subject to the provisions of the Contempt of Court Act 1981. Media representatives are reminded of their responsibility not to publish any material that may prejudice proceedings.
  3. Media enquiries to CPS Press Office on 020 796 8079.