A MUM of five has been jailed for four years for masterminding a £500,000 benefits scam.
Donna Connolly, 33, of Norwich Avenue, Southend, made up children that did not exist and even said they had disabilities to inflate the claims.
She was sentenced at Southend Crown Court this morning along with eight co-conspirators.
*For full story see Monday's Echo
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