2019-10-15 · Dublin
Woman who claimed dead partner's pension for years avoids jail
Geraldine Doyle, aged 63, was sentenced to a suspended three‑and‑a‑half‑year term after pleading guilty to four counts of theft from the Department of Social Protection. She had claimed her deceased partner's €200 weekly pension for four years, from 2012 to 2016, after his death was not registered. The total amount stolen was €44,652. Doyle also…