Disgraced PCSO had loads of chances to come clean after 'idiotic' con - but kept on lying

A PCSO lost her job after she falsely claimed that she had not been paid her wages - and even lied about the money being transferred to Jamaica.

Ellisha Wilson duped Merseyside Police into paying her £1,600 monthly wage twice, a court heard. The 26-year-old received an emergency payment from the force as well as her usual wage, but did not come clean despite being given several chances by senior colleagues.

She found herself in a 'difficult situation' after falling into debt through her previous job an an air stewardess, the court was told. Wilson, of Ashton-in-Makerfield near Wigan, finally admitted her 'idiotic' deception when officers produced proof from her bank.

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At Sefton Magistrates' Court, Wilson admitted fraud by false representation. The court heard the missing money has since been accounted for.

Prosecutor Amie Gouldson said: "This lady was a community support officer for Merseyside Police. In September of last year she alleged that she had not been paid her wages, £1598.82.

"As a result she was issued with an emergency payment of that money with the agreement that if she had in fact been paid she would not be paid the following month. She realised she had not been paid in October so she contacted the pay department and continued to claim that she had not received the pay for September. They sent another further payment of £1,598.82."

Ms Gouldson said that as the finance department tried to establish what had happened to the money, Wilson's immediate supervisor had tried to assist her by 'giving her numerous opportunities to provide details to payroll'. The prosecutor added: "Effectively, Wilson had received two lots of pay for