2017-12-14
Nigerian man wrote letter to Social Welfare telling them of his €136k benefits fraud
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Credit: Collins) A man who contacted the Department of Social Welfare in order to "make amends" for stealing over €136,000 in welfare payments has been jailed. Judge Martin Nolan sentenced David Aminu (42) to two years imprisonment for using his cousin's name to fraudulently claim various benefits for seven years.