Published: 5:13 am April 10, 2024
Updated: 12:35 am June 18, 2025
Gang of Five Bulgarians Convicted in Britain’s Largest-Ever Benefits Fraud
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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.

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