2015-05-21 · Tallaght, Dublin
Facial recognition software uncovered welfare theft, court hears
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, software used by the Department of Social Protection to analyse profile pictures and signatures helped uncover the theft of €16,000 in welfare benefits by a Ukrainian man. Dmytro Kedrych, 40, of Santry, pleaded guilty to two counts of theft at the social welfare office in The Square, Tallaght, and was…