Karima Manji, whose daughters accessed more than C$150,000 in benefits intended for Inuit, was sentenced on Thursday, after pleading guilty to fraud in February.
According to an agreed statement of facts, Toronto resident Karima Manji submitted paperwork for her daughters Amira and Nadya in 2016 to obtain Inuit identity.
To deceive those reviewing the application, Manji claimed that she had adopted the pair, who she said had been born to an Iqaluit woman named Kitty Noah.
Despite going through a vetting review by community members intended to prevent fraudulent enrolment, Manji’s application was approved by Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, NTI, which oversees the process.
The pair started an online business, Kanata Trade Company, purportedly run by “twin Inuit sisters”.
NTI, which ensures the terms of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement is fully implemented, said the case of the Gill sisters was the first of its kind.
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Karima Manji, whose daughters accessed more than C$150,000 in benefits intended for Inuit, was sentenced on Thursday, after pleading guilty to fraud in February.
According to an agreed statement of facts, Toronto resident Karima Manji submitted paperwork for her daughters Amira and Nadya in 2016 to obtain Inuit identity.
To deceive those reviewing the application, Manji claimed that she had adopted the pair, who she said had been born to an Iqaluit woman named Kitty Noah.
Despite going through a vetting review by community members intended to prevent fraudulent enrolment, Manji’s application was approved by Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, NTI, which oversees the process.
The pair started an online business, Kanata Trade Company, purportedly run by “twin Inuit sisters”.
NTI, which ensures the terms of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement is fully implemented, said the case of the Gill sisters was the first of its kind.
The original article contains 748 words, the summary contains 145 words. Saved 81%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!