02-11-2017, 19:54
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Re: Huge fire at West London tower block
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A serial conman has admitted pretending his family died in the Grenfell Tower fire to obtain about £12,500 from funds meant for victims.
Anh Nhu Nguyen claimed his wife and son were killed in the blaze.
He posed as a victim of the disaster for almost two weeks and was given the money by charities and Kensington and Chelsea Council...
... Nguyen met the Prince of Wales at a relief centre set up in the wake of the disaster
Nguyen was born in Vietnam, and has been in the UK since the 1980s. He is a British citizen and has 17 aliases. He has 28 previous convictions for 56 offences spanning more than 30 years, including theft, arson and grievous bodily harm.
Kate Mulholland from the Crown Prosecution Service said: "Nguyen's deceit in the aftermath of such a catastrophic loss of life was breathtaking.
"He was willing to lie again and again, adapting his story when it was questioned, in order to profit from the huge aid efforts and outpouring of sympathy for true victims."
Elizabeth Campbell, leader of Kensington and Chelsea Council, said: "It is disgraceful.
"Fraud on any level directly and negatively impacts our efforts to give crucial help and support to the victims and survivors of the fire."
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-41844044
Sadly, I doubt his punishment will fit his crime.
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