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Woman jailed for Revenue fraud
Summary
Tracey McManus, 47, was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment for a rent‑relief fraud that left her owing over €73,000 to Revenue. She pleaded guilty in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to two counts of claiming relief from income tax for periods in 2009 and 2012, and to two counts of producing false receipts for medical and dental treatments she had not undergone. McManus had submitted receipts claiming €12,000 for IVF and €4,700 for dental work, and a claim for rent relief for an address she did not occupy between 2005 and 2008. She had also made a legitimate rent‑relief claim for 2009. Revenue Inspector Bernadette Dorigan said McManus was identified after a random spot check. The judge described her conduct as an orchestrated, pre‑meditated campaign for personal enrichment, suspended the final six months of the sentence on strict conditions, and noted the debt remains outstanding.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Woman jailed for Revenue fraud. Charges or matters: two sample counts of claiming relief from income tax which she was not entitled to on December 4, 2009 and on February 9, 2012; two sample counts of producing an incorrect receipt to Revenue on April 12, 2012. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- December 4, 2009 Hearing Or Sentence
- February 9, 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 12, 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2005 and 2008 Other
- 2020-10-30 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: two sample counts of claiming relief from income tax which she was not entitled to on December 4, 2009 and on February 9, 2012; two sample counts of producing an incorrect receipt to Revenue on April 12, 2012 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She sentenced McManus to 18 months imprisonment, but suspended the final six months on strict conditions.
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