2024-02-15
'Devious' fraudster caught claiming dead brother's invalidity pension
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He noted that the loss to the State "is probably not on the higher end." "The loss to the State is not the greatest and therefore I'm not going to imprison Mr Dunne principally because he has a pretty good past record," said the judge, adding that if a higher amount had been fraudulently claimed, the sentence may have been different. Judge Nolan imposed a two and a half year prison sentence on Dunne, but suspended it in its entirety.; He adjourned the case overnight to consider it.