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Serial fraudster jailed after more fake documents are discovered
Summary
Emma Fehily, 37, was sentenced by the Court of Appeal to three‑and‑a‑half years' imprisonment, with 18 months suspended for two years, on two counts of forgery and two counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice. The sentence follows the discovery of two further forged documents, one purporting to be from a doctor and another from a counselling service, which were found by Fehily's own defence team. The documents were dated 2018 and were not new materials prepared for the appeal hearing. Fehily had previously pleaded guilty to multiple theft offences and had been given a fully‑suspended one‑year sentence in 2020, which the Director of Public Prosecutions appealed as unduly lenient. The judge noted that Fehily had shown little or no remorse and that her legal team had acted diligently in uncovering the forged documents.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Serial fraudster jailed after more fake documents are discovered. Charges or matters: 13 counts of theft totalling more than €25,000 from her employer, Johnson and Perrot Garage in 2014 and 2015; 28 theft charges involving more than €34,000 when working at Westbourne IT Solutions in 2015 and 2016. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- June 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2014 and 2015 Other
- 2015 and 2016 Other
- 2017 and 2018 Other
- 2021-07-26 Publication
Why: Emma Fehily (37) was initially given a fully-suspended sentence because the sentencing judge was unhappy with the "complete and utter joke" of her early release on previous theft charges. CNI source report
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Appellant
Charges: 13 counts of theft totalling more than €25,000 from her employer, Johnson and Perrot Garage in 2014 and 2015; 28 theft charges involving more than €34,000 when working at Westbourne IT Solutions in 2015 and 2016 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: The DPP had appealed the one-year fully suspended sentence imposed on Fehily on grounds of undue leniency. Fehily was today sentenced to three-and-half-years' imprisonment with 18 months suspended for two years on two counts of forgery and two counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice.
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