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Alan Knight of Swansea, South Wales was able to pull off an elaborate scheme for 2 years with help from his wife, Helen.

Knight pretended to have seizures that would put him in a coma. All the while he was scamming money from his neighbor, Alan Richards' pension. He used the $66,000 he received to fund vacations with his family.

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During Knight's "vegetative" states Helen would pretend she was caring for him. Sitting for hours by his hospital bed and assisting him in a wheelchair.

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However, the con man wasn't the sharpest pencil in the box. He was often spotted on CCTV shopping with his family at a Tesco supermarket, pushing a shopping basket without any problems. He was also seen driving a car. During one particular stay at a hospital, Knight was supposed to be in a coma, but doctors spotted him sitting up eating in bed.

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Knight was trying to avoid going to jail after being convicted in 2012 for theft.

"In my entire career this is the most calculated, long-term deception of a vulnerable, elderly neighbor I have ever seen," Detective Con Paul Harry told The Daily Mail. "He had constantly avoided court for two years, costing police, the NHS and the court system thousands of pounds."


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The law finally caught on to Knight's scheme and on Tuesday, October, 21, he pleaded guilty to 19 charges of forgery, fraud and theft for over more than a year at Swansea Crown Court. He will be sentenced on November 7.





 


Photo and story source: The Daily Mail



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