Courts / Dublin / Report
Jail for man after staged crash fraud attempt rumbled by Facebook profile pics
Summary
David Ward (30) and Lynsey Ivory (27) staged a car crash to claim insurance. They pretended to be strangers, but FBD Insurance discovered they appeared in each other's Facebook profile pictures. Both pleaded guilty to attempting to defraud FBD between July 2013 and January 2014. Ward was the front‑seat passenger in an Opel Corsa that rear‑ended Ivory's Volkswagen Passat. They claimed injuries but denied knowing each other to Gardaí. Ward had seven prior convictions; Ivory had none. Judge Martin Nolan suspended one year of Ward's two‑year sentence, citing deterrence, and fully suspended Ivory's two‑year sentence because she had no prior convictions. Ward was jailed for one year, with the suspended portion not counted as custodial time. Both were married and have two children. The case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Jail for man after staged crash fraud attempt rumbled by Facebook profile pics. Charges or matters: attempting to dishonestly by deception cause a loss to FBD Insurance on dates between July 22, 2013 and January 1, 2014. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- July 22, 2013 Incident
- January 1, 2014 Incident
- February 2014 Incident
- April 2014 Incident
- 2015-11-26 Publication
Why: Ward was arrested in April 2014 and also accepted that he had lied in order to make a personal injury claim. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: attempting to dishonestly by deception cause a loss to FBD Insurance on dates between July 22, 2013 and January 1, 2014 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Photo: Collins) A man who took part in a staged car crash with his partner while they were pretending to be strangers as part of an attempted insurance fraud has been jailed for one year.
Defendant
Charges: attempting to dishonestly by deception cause a loss to FBD Insurance on dates between July 22, 2013 and January 1, 2014 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He suspended fully the two year sentence for Ivory noting she has no previous convictions and that "somebody has to mind the children".
Places mentioned
Topics
Related court reports
- Dublin riots looter who got 'caught up in the momentum' avoids jail
- 'Sneaky' offender stole from elderly man while pretending to be bank official
- 'Anyone involved should be punished' - shop workers reveal terror on night of Dublin riots
- DHL ordered to pay €18k redundancy after relocation left worker facing five-hour commute
- First defendants to be sentenced after landmark rulings get nine years for murdering Steakhouse assassin
- €100,000 payouts for restaurant staff after murder at Browne's Steakhouse
If a fact, identity, locality or legal outcome needs review, email the newsroom with this report's details prefilled.
Email a correction request