Woman convicted of fraud after posing as Germanwings crash relative

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Relatives and friends mark the first anniversary of the Germanwings plane crash 
(Image credit: Boris Horvat/AFP/Getty Images)

A woman has been convicted of fraud in Germany after pretending to be a relative of one of the victims of the Germanwings plane crash in order to claim compensation from the airline's parent company, Lufthansa.

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