2022-11-28 · Dublin
Welfare cheat who stole €185k said it was 'victimless crime'
Christy Keogh, aged 70, was sentenced to three years in prison for social welfare fraud, with the final 12 months suspended. He pleaded guilty to 23 counts of stealing €185,622.48 in job seeker's and disability allowances between December 1996 and July 2018. Keogh claimed he was providing for his family and considered the crime victimless, a view…