Joyce Msokeri, who fraudulently claimed she was a victim of the Grenfell Tower fire in London last year in order to collect money and donations, has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison.
Msokeri, 47, had falsely claimed that her husband and sister-in-law had died in the west London blaze that killed 71 people. She lived miles away and was not married, The Associated Press reported.
Msokeri claimed around 19,000 pounds ($26,700) in cash donations and goods including electronics, handbags and hotel costs. Authorities say she could have taken more than 200,000 pounds ($282,000) had she not been caught.
Judge Michael Grieve chastised Msokeri, saying that her "greed" in taking advantage of the tragedy "was insatiable."
Her story began to crumble when she was unable to give the number of her alleged Grenfell apartment.
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