Stephanie Louise Bennett pleaded guilty to using dead pilot Ash Jenkinson's identity after she was caught using her mobile phone behind the wheel.
Stephanie Bennett leaves the Beenleigh Magistrates Court in Brisbane, after pleading guilty to using dead pilot Ash Jenkinson's identity.The woman who used the identity of a pilot killed in the Sea World helicopter tragedy to dodge a traffic ticket has been heckled outside court.
Ms Bennett was trying to avoid the mandatory $1078 fine and when she went online to claim she was not at fault. Ms Bennett earlier told the court that she was going through "personal matters" and "financial troubles" at the time, and had attempted to undo the alleged fraudulent nomination the next day.
Ms Bennett pleaded guilty in Beenleigh Magistrates Court on Wednesday to fraud by dishonestly inducing a person to act and one count of obtaining or dealing with another's identity for the purpose of committing an indictable offence.READ MORE"The court does not operate in a vacuum. I'm well aware of why we are here. I am putting you on notice - I believe there are authorities that I should be referred to.
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