ICYMI: Woman Got $63,000 in Welfare Benefits, but Inspectors Noticed Her Facebook Photos

ICYMI: Woman Got $63,000 in Welfare Benefits, but Inspectors Noticed Her Facebook Photos
An Illinois Link card, an electronic debit-like card used to draw on food stamp benefits in Skokie, Ill., on June 24, 2004. Tim Boyle/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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A U.K. model who was jailed after receiving tens of thousands of dollars in welfare benefits is still there. Her story has gone viral over the years on a variety of website, highlighting the excess of her exploits.

Carina Reid, who lived in Chelsea was jailed for several years after she claimed £50,000 ($63,000), in welfare benefits, according to MyLondon.com. A court heard that she had assets of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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