2018-07-17
€167k welfare fraudster spared jail for second time, despite DPP appeal
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; It was the factor that most pressed Judge Karen O'Connor to impose a wholly suspended three year sentence on June 15, 2017, the court heard. Had the judge decided that "custody could not be avoided completely" or had she suspended part of the sentence, Lawlor may not have successful appealed, the judge said.