Kilburn man convicted of £75,000 Grenfell Tower fraud
Messages left on a wall for the 72 people who lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower block outside Grenfell Tower, London, to mark the two-year anniversary. Picture: PA/Isabel Infantes - Credit: PA Wire/PA Images
A Kilburn man has been convicted of fraud for pretending to be a victim of the Grenfell Tower fire in order to access £75,000 worth of assistance.
Daniel Steventon, 37, of Brondesbury Villas, pleaded guilty on Friday, 30 August at Isleworth Crown Court to a charge of fraud by false representation.
Steventon, who claimed he had been made homeless by the fire, also told authorities he had been living in a flat in the tower. He said he had been living with a genuine tenant in Grenfell - who died during the June 2017 blaze.
Based on his false claims, he tried to access housing, services and financial support worth £75,225.
The man was working in a hospital pharmacy in west London when the fire happened.
Steventon will be sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court on Thursday September 5.
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