Wednesday, 18 May 2011

The £800,000 benefit cheats: Gypsy swindlers flew into Britain from Romania just to pick up their cheques

Daily Mail
"A family of professional benefit cheats who made regular flights into Britain to collect state handouts was jailed yesterday.The Romany gypsy gang – also suspected to have been involved in a child-trafficking ring – swindled taxpayers out of more than £800,000 in a ‘flagrant and persistent’ attack on the benefits system.Some members were based in Britain while others flew in from Romania to collect tax credits, income support, child benefits and housing benefit."

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