Illegal immigrant facing ‘benefit con’ retrial

An illegal immigrant accused of raking in more than £32,000 in housing and council tax benefits is facing a retrial after jurors failed to reach a verdict. Kerim Koroglu, 49, allegedly pocketed handouts he was not entitled to for more than six years after sneaking into the country in a lorry on 30 August 2002. A Home Office letter purported to grant Koroglu asylum in 2004, enabling him to claim benefits from Hackney Council and bring his wife and two…