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Rent supplement fraudster got €27k in bogus payments
Summary
Sandra Kavanagh, aged 40, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to four counts of making a gain by deception for receiving €27,079 in rent supplement payments between 24 September 2015 and 7 June 2018. She had vacated the address at Kildonan Road, Finglas West, in August 2015 but continued to collect payments for that property. Detective Garda Jason Weir reported that Kavanagh had received 130 payments during the period. She has 67 prior convictions, including robbery, theft, knife production, public order and road traffic offences. The defence noted that a 2008 accident left her with significant physical injuries and that she has lived with friends and in hostels since leaving the address. Judge Pauline Codd ordered a probation report and adjourned the case for finalisation on 12 October.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Rent supplement fraudster got €27k in bogus payments. Charges or matters: four sample counts of making a gain by deception by receiving payments of rent supplement on dates between September 24, 2015 and June 7, 2018. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- September 24, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- June 7, 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- August 2015 Other
- September 2015 Other
- June 2018 Other
- October 12 Adjournment
- 2020-07-20 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: four sample counts of making a gain by deception by receiving payments of rent supplement on dates between September 24, 2015 and June 7, 2018 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Pauline Codd ordered a probation report and adjourned the matter for finalisation on October 12, next.
Places mentioned
Topics
Fraud Public Order Road Traffic Stage Hearing Or Decision Theft
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