They fraudulently claimed £50m in benefits - the largest case of such fraud in England and Wales.
The perpetrators of the largest case of benefit fraud in England and Wales have been jailed for between three and eight years.The three women and two men - all Bulgarian - made thousands of false claims for Universal Credit between 2016 and 2021.Tsvetka Todorova, Stoyan Stoyanov and Patritsia Paneva all pleaded guilty to fraud and money-laundering offencesJudge David Aaronberg KC found Nikolova, 39, was the ringleader and responsible for £25m in losses to the taxpayer.
If the claims were rejected, the fraudsters would try again and again until the applications were granted, the CPS said.
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