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Official jailed after being convicted of 'heir hunting' scam

A Leeds City Council official has been jailed for 16 months for operating an 'heir hunting' scam.

A Leeds City Council official has been jailed for 16 months for operating an ‘heir hunting' scam.

Deborah Cook used other people's personal information gleaned through her role at Leeds to make around £160,000 through her TV-style heir hunter firm.

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