Michelle Louise Edgar pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation and supplying false documents. Between February 15, 2019 and November 14, 2022, Edgar declared false childcare costs to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) with the intention of claiming Universal Credit. Edgar, of Shrewsbury Street in Oldham, also supplied the DWP with falsified receipts claiming to be proof of the childcare costs in order to help her commit fraud. However, the court stated this will not rule out the possibility or prejudice the potential for civil recovery action. The prosecution was brought by the Department for Work and Pensions.