Fraudster, 23, who went viral for her VERY unflattering 'trailer trash' mugshot is the first person to be jailed over bushfire fraud after she scammed $60,000 out of charity cash
A fraudster who went viral after complaining about her 'trailer trash' mugshot has been jailed for scamming $60,000 from a bushfire grants scheme.
Tiffany-Anne Brislane-Brown, 23, used different bank accounts and phone numbers to swindle the money from New South Wales Services, after claiming she ran a business that had been financially impacted by the bushfires.
She had pleaded guilty to six counts of dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception in September.
Last week, Brislane-Brown was sentenced to two years and nine months behind bars and was ordered to pay back every dollar she stole, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Tiffany-Anne Brislane-Brown, 23, who infamously complained about her 'trailer trash' mugshot has been jailed after scamming $60,000 from a NSW bushfire grant scheme
Between May and April she lodged 24 applications through the bushfire COVID-19 $10,000 grant scheme.
The program was designed to help small businesses across the state experiencing declining revenue connected to the fires and coronavirus restrictions.
An investigation into fraud offences by NSW Police exposed the 23-year-old's scam earlier this year.
Police found receipts on her phone showing payments to bank accounts of another ten people.
The 23-year-old had called out police for their choice of photo when issuing a warrant for her arrest in Newcastle back in January.
Last week, Brislane-Brown was sentenced to two years and nine months behind bars and was ordered to pay back every dollar she stole
Police had shared a mugshot on the 23-year-old in January but Brislane-Brown was unhappy with the photo chosen
Officers shared the 'most recent image' they had of Brislane-Brown as part of a call out by Newcastle City Police for alleged stealing offences.
The image from 2015 shows the woman with her hair up in a bun, a confused look on her face and a tattoo on her collarbone which reads: 'We don't remember days, we remember moments'.
Police posted the image in the hope it would garner information on her whereabouts but the 23-year-old spotted it online and fired back in the comments.
'Loving the photo taken how many years ago. Let's calm down on the comments guys it's not every day I look like trailer trash. Let's just say it wasn't a good angle,' she commented.
Newcastle Police responded: 'Probably time you walk into a police station before we find you'.
Brislane-Brown is the first person to be jailed over fraud in relation to the bushfires, and was given a non-parole period of 20 months.
Several others have been charged across the state with more arrests expected in December.
Brislane-Brown claimed she ran a business that had been affected by the bushfires and coronavirus