Deaf couple to repay £700,000 from disability allowance scam

  A profoundly deaf couple who made almost £2million from a disability allowance scam and spent the cash on a lavish lifestyle have been ordered to repay £700,000. Shahab, 53, and Shehnaz Reza, 55, used cash intended for society’s most vulnerable to pay for holidays across the globe and jewellery. Mr Reza persuaded his wife, along with his son Dr Abbas Reza, 27, to take part in his scheme by submitting fake invoices for sign language interpreters. Cash was splurged…