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Wanted criminal avoids jail for trying to get fake passport to visit UK girlfriend
Summary
Scott Knight, 48, was sentenced to a fully suspended three‑year prison term for forging documents to obtain a fake passport to visit his UK girlfriend. The court noted his earlier 1996 murder conviction, later reduced to accessory to murder, and his five‑year sentence. Knight also has convictions for weapons smuggling in France, narcotics possession linked to a Belgian illegal organisation, drug dealing, and possession of drugs. He admitted to providing false documents for a passport application in 2015, using a stolen identity and false birth certificate and student ID. The offence was discovered when Knight applied to renew his own passport in 2019, where facial recognition matched his photo to the fraudulent application. Judge Pauline Codd imposed the suspended sentence, ordered two years of probation supervision, and required attendance at all appointments. Knight has cooperated with Gardaí and has engaged in drug‑free treatment for 16 months. The unnamed accused pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Wanted criminal avoids jail for trying to get fake passport to visit UK girlfriend. Charges or matters: providing false documents related to a passport application at Balbriggan Post Office, Co Dublin, on a date between December 8 and 10, 2015. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- December 8 Incident
- December 2015 Other
- April 2021 Incident
- 2022-12-02 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: providing false documents related to a passport application at Balbriggan Post Office, Co Dublin, on a date between December 8 and 10, 2015 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: The court heard that Scott Knight (48) was previously sentenced to ten years for murder in 1996 under the name of Scott Delaney but that after an appeal, the conviction was downgraded to accessory to murder after the fact and the sentence was reduced to five years. She sentenced him to three years in prison but suspended it in full for two years, ordering Knight to abide by the supervision of the Probation Services for two years and attend all appointments as directed.
Places mentioned
Topics
Drugs Stage Sentence Theft Violent Crime
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