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U.S. Supreme Court denies appeal of beauty queen caught scuba diving on video February 23, 2006

Posted by Andy Carroll in : News , trackback

It doesn’t seem such a crime to be seen scuba diving on video does it? Well, it does when you are claiming disability benefit, says CDNN

Denise “Dee” Henderson, a former Mrs. Minnesota International, was convicted of fraud in 2004 after collecting more than $190,000 in Social Security benefits by claiming she was disabled. She is currently serving a four-year term which started in 2005 and appealed her conviction. The US Supreme court rejected the appeal after jurors saw a videotape of Denise, scuba diving in Hawaii.

Denise Henderson won the Mrs. Minnesota International title in 1999 and she also competed in the Mrs. U.S. International pageant and won the Mrs. Iowa International 2001 pageant. She was also a Mrs. International Top 10 finalist.