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A Bowen woman who lied to claim thousands of dollars in flood relief payments she was not entitled to has been jailed as an example to would-be fraudsters.
Semone Kushula Grace Winn Campbell fabricated an elaborate story about flood damage to a non-existent Townsville house to fraudulently claim two separate disaster recovery payments intended for genuine victims of the 2019 flood disaster.
The lies Campbell fed authorities over the phone included details about where water had entered and damaged the house, and how she had to be evacuated from the emergency situation - despite the 44-year-old actually living in Bowen at the time of the flood event.