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Community service for amateur 'ghost broker'
Summary
Vasile Braileanu, 43, was sentenced to 240 hours of community service instead of a two‑year prison term for defrauding motor insurance companies of about €13,000. He pleaded guilty to 15 fraud‑related offences, including dishonestly inducing insurers to offer reduced premiums and creating false No Claims Discount and Experienced Driver certificates. Between April 2015 and November 2017, Braileanu brokered 30 policies for friends and acquaintances, receiving €400‑€600 per policy, though only ten were found by investigators. Gardaí seized a "ghost brokering kit" and templates from his home. He admitted being a customer of a ghost broker in 2013 and later ran his own small, amateur operation. Judge Martin Nolan noted the operation was small and ordered the community service, with the case adjourned to July 7 to assess suitability.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Community service for amateur 'ghost broker'. Charges or matters: 15 fraud-related offences, including dishonestly inducing insurance companies to give policies at a reduced premiums and making, using and possessing false documents such as No Claims Discount and Experienced Driver certificates. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- April 2015 Incident
- November 2017 Incident
- September 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 7 Adjournment
- 2021-05-07 Publication
Why: A man who acted as a "ghost broker" for his friends and acquaintances, giving false information to car insurance companies in order to get cheaper policies, has been ordered to carry out community service. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: 15 fraud-related offences, including dishonestly inducing insurance companies to give policies at a reduced premiums and making, using and possessing false documents such as No Claims Discount and Experienced Driver certificates (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Vasile Braileanu (43) was today ordered to carry out 240 hours of community service in lieu of a two-year prison term for defrauding a number of motor insurance companies of about €13,000. Judge Nolan accepted it was an amateur operation and he ordered Braileanu to carry out 240 hours of community service.; He adjourned the case to July 7, to ascertain that Braileanu is deemed suitable.
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