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Woman claimed invalidity pension for 13 years while working
Summary
Maria Redmond, aged 60, was found guilty of stealing nearly €140,000 in fraudulent social welfare payments. She had claimed an invalidity pension for 13 years while working as a cleaner at Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children. Redmond used two PPS numbers under different names, including her maiden name Delaney, and registered the second number at her sister's address. She failed to inform the Department of Social Protection of her change in circumstances when she began working in 2002. Suspicious officials investigated, obtained her passport photograph, and arranged for her to have her Public Services Card photographed, confirming she was the same person. Redmond pleaded guilty to 14 counts of stealing property between November 2002 and September 2015. She admitted she only worked three hours a day and believed she was not doing anything wrong, but acknowledged the wrongdoing.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Woman claimed invalidity pension for 13 years while working. Charges or matters: 14 counts of stealing property from the Department of Social Protection between November 2002 and September 2015. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- November 2002 Hearing Or Sentence
- September 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- Thursday, January 25 Adjournment
- 2018-01-23 Publication
Why: When arrested, Redmond told gardaí that because she was only working for three hours a day, she did not think she was doing anything wrong. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: 14 counts of stealing property from the Department of Social Protection between November 2002 and September 2015 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: The judge adjourned the matter to this Thursday, January 25, to see if this might be the case and to readjust the monetary loss to the Dept of Social Protection if necessary.
Places mentioned
- Our Lady's Hospital
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Comeragh Road
Topics
Stage Hearing Or Decision Theft
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