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Woman, 55, charged with defrauding 36 people

A 55-year-old woman suspected of conning 36 people out of a total of 51,000 euros was bailed on Saturday, pending her trial for fraud.

Authorities believe the woman ran the confidence trick, which involved her convincing victims that she was a civil servant able to secure European Union funding for their businesses, since 2011.

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