Canadian woman gets three years’ jail in first ever sentencing for a ‘Pretendian

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/28/canadian-woman-sentenced-inuit-benefit-fraud

Canadian woman gets three years’ jail in first ever sentencing for a ‘Pretendian’
Karima Manji, whose daughters accessed over C$150,000 in benefits for Inuit residents, pleaded guilty in February

Many more details and interesting links in the article.

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Here is how they gradually were found out:

https://torontolife.com/deep-dives/gill-sisters-pretendian-fraud/

THE GREAT PRETENDERS
Karima Manji wanted it all for her twin daughters, Amira and Nadya. And she found a way to help them get it: financial aid earmarked for Indigenous kids. The fact that they weren’t remotely Indigenous wasn’t going to stop her

BY SARAH TRELEAVEN | FEBRUARY 14, 2024