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Fraudster Resumes Universal Credit Claims After Prison

1/12/2026

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Tsvetka Todorova, a Bulgarian national involved in a £54 million UK benefits fraud, resumed claiming Universal Credit after prison release.
She served three years in prison.
She expressed discontent with the court case, said she is depressed, and that the fraud used 6,000 identities, including children's names from Bulgaria.
Officials are reviewing Todorova's eligibility, and other gang members remain on immigration bail awaiting confiscation proceedings.

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Tsvetka Todorova, a Bulgarian national involved in a £54 million UK benefits fraud, resumed claiming Universal Credit after prison release.
She served three years in prison.
She expressed discontent with the court case, said she is depressed, and that the fraud used 6,000 identities, including children's names from Bulgaria.
Officials are reviewing Todorova's eligibility, and other gang members remain on immigration bail awaiting confiscation proceedings.