Benefits fraudster ran £4million clothing business while claiming thousands in payments

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Benefits fraudster ran £4million clothing business while claiming thousands in payments.

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A benefits fraudster from Southport, Merseyside, has been sentenced to four years and three months behind bars for orchestrating a sprawling counterfeit designer clothing racket through Instagram.Megan Carney-Borrowman, 35, a mother of four, sold fake goods bearing the names of luxury brands including Chanel, Hugo Boss, Versace and Burberry via social media.Nearly £4.32million flowed through business accounts connected to her operation between 2019 and 2023, with at least £750,000 funnelled into her personal finances.Throughout this period, she was fraudulently receiving Universal Credit.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Department for Work and Pensions investigators established that she had cheated taxpayers out of £68,300 by concealing her self-employment income, the acquisition of two properties, her cohabitation with husband Jordan Borrowman, and their shared assets.She also dragged her husband, her mother, and a family associate into the criminal enterprise.The scheme began to...

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