A Llanon woman has been fined by magistrates after appearing in court to plead guilty to fraud by using a fake letter of reference to get a job.

Rochelle Turner, of Rhyd Fach, Bridge Street, appeared before Aberystwyth Magistrates’ Court on 21 May.

The 25-year-old pleaded guilty to a charge of fraud by false representation in Aberystwyth in June 2023.

The court heard Turner committed fraud by “dishonestly making a false representation using a letter of reference, intending to gain new employment.”

Magistrates fined Turner £652, but departed from guidelines due to Turner’s “remorse”, no previous convictions and “exemplary character.”

Turner must also pay costs to the Crown Prosecution Service of £85 as well as a surcharge to fund victim services of £261.