Sharife Elouahabi was given a six-year sentence at Isleworth Crown Court having falsely claimed more than £100,000 intended for victims of the Grenfell Tower fire.
Mr Elouahabi had claimed he had been staying with relatives in a flat on the 21st floor of the tower block.
In his sentencing remarks, HHJ Johnson stated that the total value of the potential fraud was £123,000.
This case has been widely featured in the press; please see the BBC, ITV, Sky News, and the Daily Mail.
Alexandra Felix KC