Marcia Alice Robins, wife of former gang leader Darryl Harris, is appealing against the six-month jail term she was given for benefit fraud.
The 42-year-old pleaded guilty to three charges brought by the Ministry of Social Development on March 26 and her sentencing took place in Christchurch District Court a few weeks ago.
The charges related to her request for financial help for a Hoon Hay property where the couple had never lived, an application for rent support for another property, and dishonesty over a rental figure on a tenancy agreement, Christchurch Court News website reported.
She was charged with dishonestly using documents.
Ministry prosecutor Richard Williams told the court the total benefit overpayment amounted to $12,442.
The ministry did not seek reparations from Robins, saying the money was being reclaimed through deductions from her Work and Income benefit.
The appeal is to be heard on July 8.
