Peebles OAP accused of benefit fraud
A pensioner has been accused of receiving more than £27,000 in benefits she was not entitled to.
Caroline Johnston, 66, of Biggiesknowe, Peebles, is charged with receiving £24,584 without declaring an annuity.
The offence is said to have happened between September 2009 and September 2015.
She also denies receiving council tax benefit of £2,447 over a four year period.
A trial date has been fixed for February 1 at Selkirk Sheriff Court.