A benefits fraudster who orchestrated an elaborate scheme, faking the identities of nearly 200 children...

Published: 10:42 pm December 29, 2023
Updated: 11:37 am October 8, 2025
Benefits Fraudster Ordered to Repay £2 Million After Faking Identities of 200 Children

A benefits fraudster who orchestrated an elaborate scheme, faking the identities of nearly 200 children to siphon public money, has been ordered to repay over £2 million or face a nine-year prison sentence, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.

Ali Bana Mohamed, 42, hailing from Hulme in Manchester, was initially incarcerated in 2022 for spearheading a ten-year-long scam that defrauded taxpayers of at least £1.7 million.

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