In a landmark case described as Britain’s most significant benefits fraud scheme, a gang of five Bulgarians has been convicted after orchestrating a staggering £54 million scam, making it the largest benefits fraud in the nation’s history.
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Galina Nikolova, Stoyan Stoyanov, Tsvetka Todorova, Gyunesh Ali, and Patritsia Paneva, aged between 26 and 52, masterminded the sophisticated operation, which spanned over four-and-a-half years. Their scheme involved leveraging thousands of fake identities to execute approximately 6,000 fraudulent Universal Credit claims.