article_snippet: Judge Samantha Leigh said: 'You preyed on the generosity of the British public. '
article_snippet: We all know how generous the public can be and how vast amounts of money can be raised - you only have to look at Children In Need and last Friday's Comic Relief for examples. '
article_snippet: You spun a web of lies to draw these people in and played on these people emotions to extort money these people could ill-afford to donate.'
article_snippet: Five successful donations were made.
article_snippet: All the pleas made for donations were found to be completely unfounded. '