Karima Manji, who is not Indigenous, pleaded guilty to one count of fraud over $5,000, after her twin daughters used fake Inuit status to receive benefits from two organizations
A Toronto woman has been sentenced to three years in prison after she falsely claimed her two daughters were Inuit in order to obtain thousands of dollars in benefits.
Manocchio issued a sentence more severe than the Crown prosecutor’s recommendation of 18 months to two years in custody. The twins – Nadya and Amira Gill – were born in Mississauga, Ont. They were close to turning 18 at that time. In the application, Manji stated the girls were Inuit, that their birth mother was Kitty Noah, an Inuk woman, and that Manji was their adoptive mother.
Noah Noah, Kitty Noah’s son, has told court his mother was a loving, caring, considerate woman who was taken advantage of.She added the Gill sisters were also victimized by Manji’s deception, saying their lives and careers have been compromised by the crime.Her lawyer, J. Scott Cowan, argued his client intended to make full restitution, that her crime did not involve “crafty or prolonged” deception, and the funds were used for academic purposes rather than greed or to support a lavish lifestyle.
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