The mother of a Bulgarian fraudster who helped rake in £54million in Britain's biggest ever benefit scam has hit out at the government for jailing her son for seven years.
Ali's mother Magbule, who had worked as a cleaner at hotels, told Bulgarian television: 'Do you know how good he is? He can build a house from scratch. He was involved in construction... How can a child like that be a gangster? I hope England burns.
A system involving burner phones lowered down to waiting customers via a bucket pulley mechanism was also used to improve the scam's efficiency. Nikolova, who also ran her own Bulgarian interpreting firm, boasted 'the air that I breathe' as they cuddled in another shot while the couple also enjoyed a lavish trip to Istanbul.
Two of the criminals - Galina Nikolova, 38, and Stoyan Stoyanov, 27 - pictured together in 2020 while on holiday in Turkey. Ringleader Nikolova was jailed for eight years, while Stoyanov was handed a four year prison term Judge Aaronberg told Nikolova: 'You bear personal responsibility for at least £25 million lost to the taxpayer.Nikolova, who will also be deported to Bulgaria, kept her head bowed as she was jailed.
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