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Daily Mail
April 7, 2014
A Czech fraudster who flew vulnerable foreign nationals to Britain so they could falsely claim £1.2million in benefits has been jailed after spending almost six months on the run.
Magdalena Ferkova, 33, was part of a five-strong family gang who made £33,000 a week from the scam – but she fled Britain in November during her trial.
A European Arrest Warrant was issued the next month and finally she was recaptured in her home country and returned to Britain.
Ferkova and her partner, Julius Ziga, 34, masterminded a racket in which countless false claims were made for tax credits and child benefit.
They and her sister Iveta, 32, their aunt Alena Lackova, 39, and Lackova’s husband Jan Lacko, 39, spent their criminal gains in casinos and on luxury cars – including a Mercedes and BMW 5 Series.
Their trial at Nottingham Crown Court heard they successfully took £750,000 and would have made another £500,000 had they not been caught.
During the scam, the couple arranged for vulnerable foreign nationals from the Czech Republic and Slovakia to be brought to Nottingham, where they were told they would be given jobs.
The gang then took their passports, housed them in the city temporarily and ‘helped’ them to get a National Insurance number and open a bank account.
After forcing the individuals to make applications for tax credits and Child Benefit, the gang sent the claimants home.
Ferkova, who lived in Nottingham while in the UK, absconded during the trial last year and a warrant was issued for her arrest.
