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Car dealer avoids jail for sending fake purchase invoices to CAB
Summary
In January 2020, Glen Walker, a 39‑year‑old car dealer who ran Autosport Motors in Clondalkin, Dublin, pleaded guilty to using a false instrument in relation to a motor vehicle between 26 October and 7 November 2017. He had sent a fabricated invoice to the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) claiming that two imported BMWs had been purchased within the last 30 days, the period required for payment of Vehicle Registration Tax (VRT). CAB inspectors had called to his garage in October 2017 to conduct a VRT inspection. Walker's false invoice was rejected, and the vehicles were seized, resulting in a loss of €90,000. The court noted that the garage had since gone into liquidation but Walker remains in the industry. Judge Melanie Greally imposed a two‑year suspended sentence with conditions, citing the offence's impact on Walker's reputation and relationships in the motor trade.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Car dealer avoids jail for sending fake purchase invoices to CAB. Charges or matters: one count of using a false instrument in relation to a motor vehicle between October 26 and November 7, 2017. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- October 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 26 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 7, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 26, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 7 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 13 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2001 and 2013 Other
- 2020-01-21 Publication
Why: Credit: Collins) A Dublin car dealer who sent fake purchase invoices to the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) in order to avoid tax penalties has been given a suspended sentence. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: one count of using a false instrument in relation to a motor vehicle between October 26 and November 7, 2017 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Credit: Collins) A Dublin car dealer who sent fake purchase invoices to the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) in order to avoid tax penalties has been given a suspended sentence. She handed down a two-year sentence, but suspended it on a number of conditions. "This offence will have caused him considerable embarrassment, will impact on his standing in the motor trade and will affect his relationship with suppliers and customers," the judge said.
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