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Community Service for man who used false documents to gain citizenship
Summary
Monday Augustine, 52, a devoted member of the Christ Life Church in Dublin, pleaded guilty to using false documents to obtain asylum and later Irish citizenship. He originally arrived in Ireland in 2002 as a Nigerian, claiming to be a Liberian named John Augustine Sawyeer, and used a falsified Liberian birth certificate to marry an Irish citizen in 2004, apply for citizenship in 2007, and obtain a passport in 2009. After a religious experience in 2018, he wrote to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Services in October 2019 confessing the fraud and revealing his true name, Monday Augustine. The court, noting his long community involvement and low risk of reoffending, ordered him to complete 240 hours of community service within two years in lieu of an 18‑month prison term. He has no prior convictions and has worked steadily in Ireland for over 20 years, earning €482 per week after tax.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Community Service for man who used false documents to gain citizenship. Charges or matters: using false details to make a passport application at the Dublin Passport Office, Lower Mount Street, on May 5, 2019. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- May 5, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 12, 2007 Hearing Or Sentence
- September 2008 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 2007 Other
- May 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2023-10-25 Publication
Why: "He had no ulterior motive other than wanting to get his conscience clean. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: using false details to make a passport application at the Dublin Passport Office, Lower Mount Street, on May 5, 2019 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She previously directed the Probation Service to assess if Augustine was suitable for community service. Today Judge Crowe ordered that Augustine carry out 240 hours work in the community, within two years, in lieu of an 18-month prison term.
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