Clare Dooley gets suspended sentence for insurance fraud

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Clare Dooley received a four-year suspended sentence for life insurance fraud at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 15 October 2015. She also had to perform unpaid community work after pleading guilty to 10 counts involving false declaration forms. Dooley took out 38 fictitious policies to obtain €109,000 in commission. The insurance company was repaid, and nobody suffered a financial loss. Judge Desmond Hogan noted that Dooley’s reputation had been seriously damaged and said she was unlikely to appear before the courts again.