Ariana Rose, 40, has been sentenced to five years in prison for a decade-long "campaign of dishonest behaviour" that funded her extravagant lifestyle through fraud and theft. The court heard how Rose, formerly known as Sana Ali, engaged in multiple scams, including illegally subletting properties and stealing valuables while house-sitting.
One of Rose's schemes involved subletting a flat in Salford Quays, Manchester, to three individuals between October 2016 and March 2017. Using a false email address, she presented herself as an agent for the landlord, David Lederer, and collected a total of £4,340 from one tenant, Aoibheann Alliot. Ms. Alliot described Rose as controlling, limiting her use of the property. Rose ultimately vacated the flat in June 2018, leaving it in a neglected state.
In a separate incident, Rose occupied a flat in Ladbroke Grove, west London, for 15 months between 2023 and 2025, accumulating £43,400 in rental arrears. She vacated the property in December 2025, leaving it in a "filthy" condition and with evidence of a lavish lifestyle, including high-end shopping bags and a receipt for a luxury meal. Bank statements indicated she had also sublet this property, receiving £7,400 in payments referencing "rent."
Rose also targeted homes through the house-sitting platform Trusted House Sitters between July and October 2025, stealing valuable items from properties in Warwickshire, Hampshire, Somerset, and Suffolk. Stolen items included a £15,000 tennis bracelet, a Mont Blanc pen, collectible Christmas ornaments, high-end champagne, a ski jacket, a Le Creuset pan, war medals, and a CBE medal.
Her arrest occurred on November 5, 2025, while she was driving a rented BMW. The vehicle contained designer sunglasses, cash, jewelry, a Rolex watch, and a package with counterfeit U.S. dollars.
This recent conviction follows a history of fraudulent activity. In 2008, Rose was jailed for fraud after carrying out unauthorized transactions totaling £60,000 while employed at Barclays Bank. In 2011, under the name Sana Ali, she received a 20-month sentence for defrauding prospective tenants by advertising non-existent rentals online, staging viewings, and taking deposits from three victims.
During the sentencing at Southwark Crown Court, Judge Rimmer ordered Rose to repay £65,692 in compensation to her victims, stating, "Yours was a campaign of dishonest behaviour spanning nearly a decade... The impact of your offences was considerable and it was extensive. I am left in no doubt that you caused your victims very real, serious upset and distress."