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Four-year delay in bringing fraud cases "terribly unfair", judge remarks after court hears of large backlog
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Judge Patrick Quinn sentenced Kevin Fay, 42, for fraud committed in 2014, after a four‑year delay that the judge described as "terribly unfair." Fay, a former agent for Provident Personal Credit, had submitted false loan applications and stole €4,300. He pleaded guilty to three counts of theft. Initially, Quinn imposed a three‑month jail term to deter trust‑based employees from stealing. After defence lawyer Luigi Rea requested a brief reprieve, Fay presented €1,100 in compensation. The judge suspended the entire one‑year prison sentence, requiring Fay to repay the remaining €3,200 within two years. Fay, now a roofer earning €580 a week, had no prior convictions. The judge noted the delay and the lack of earlier restitution efforts as factors in the sentencing decision.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Four-year delay in bringing fraud cases "terribly unfair", judge remarks after court hears of large backlog. Charges or matters: three sample counts of theft from Provident Personal Credit at Ballyboggin Business Centre, Cabra on dates between September 2013 and January 2014. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- September 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2018-05-04 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: three sample counts of theft from Provident Personal Credit at Ballyboggin Business Centre, Cabra on dates between September 2013 and January 2014 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Fay returned to court with a sum of €1,100 and Judge Quinn suspended the entirety of a one year prison sentence on condition that Fay pay the remaining €3,200 back to the company in the next two years.
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