Middle-class  cheat: Caroline Foxley, 59, claimed over £20,000 in benefits despite having £200,000 in a Swiss bank and says she can not touch the money because the Mafia would come after her A middle-class benefits cheat who claimed over £20,000 in benefits despite having £200,000 in a Swiss bank has said she can not touch the money because the Mafia would come after her. Caroline Foxley, 59, was convicted last month of claiming job seekers allowance, housing benefits and income support while her two children went to private schools. But despite having £200,000 deposited in Switzerland, Foxley claimed today that her dead ex-boyfriend had been mixed up with Italian criminals who controlled this money and she did not see it as her own.
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Mother Caroline Foxley, 58, convicted of falsely claiming welfare benefits
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She claimed income support, Jobseekers, council tax and housing benefits
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Received state handouts despite having £308,000 in a Swiss bank account
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Her children Freddie and Miranda were also sent to top private schools
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Foxley says she did not touch Swiss money because the Mafia controlled it
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Claimed her dead ex-boyfriend Kurt Meyer was mixed up with criminals
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Defence barrister calls her 'infuriating' and says she has 'chaotic' lifestyle
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Sentencing was adjourned because she did not co-operate with probation
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