A Highland councillor has denied illegally claiming almost £45,000 in benefits.
John Holden, 62, of Inverness, faces a series of charges claiming he obtained money to which he was not entitled, over a period of nine years.
At Inverness Sheriff Court his lawyer Michael Chapman said his client was pleading not guilty to the charges.
Trial was set for 7 January, with a preliminary hearing in December this year.
- Published2 September 2010
