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Takeaway owner spared jail for his role in fake driving license scam

Summary

Altin Meci, a 30‑year‑old chip shop owner from Kosovo living in Santry, Dublin, pleaded guilty to eleven counts of making a false instrument for supplying fake driving licences between October 2008 and April 2010. He had an arrangement with a civil servant, identified in court as "Officer A", who worked in the Motor Tax Office. Meci charged foreign nationals €1,000 per licence, which did not require an Irish driving test, and received €5,000 from the scam while Officer A allegedly received €5,000. The court, considering Meci's early guilty plea and full admissions, imposed a one‑year suspended sentence and fined him €5,000. Officer A remains before the courts and has yet to enter a plea. Meci is married to a British woman, has a son, runs a takeaway in Coolock, employs several people, sponsors local soccer teams, and is involved in charity work.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Takeaway owner spared jail for his role in fake driving license scam. Charges or matters: eleven counts of making a false instrument between October 2008 and April 2010 at the Motor Tax Office in Ballymun. Procedural stage: sentence

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• October 2008 Other
• April 2010 Other
• 2015-03-18 Publication

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