- Karen Lawrence, 66, from Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, has been ordered to complete 300 hours of unpaid work for embezzling nearly £100,000.
- She committed mortgage and pension fraud by impersonating her husband's voice during phone calls to illegally obtain £99,659.12.
- Lawrence made three calls to a mortgage firm in July 2019, securing £54,557.47, and six calls to a pension company for £45,101.68.
- Sentenced at Ayr Sheriff Court, she received a community payback order, two years of supervision, a six-month restriction of liberty order, and a 10-year non-harassment order.
- Prosecutors stated Lawrence claimed she stole the money because she was a victim of a fake online romance fraudster.
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Woman impersonated husband’s voice in near £100,000 fraud scheme
