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Driver theory impersonators who sat 88 tests for others are jailed
Summary
Two individuals have been sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following their guilty pleas to conspiracy charges relating to a scheme to impersonate learner drivers during theory examinations. Alina Glont, aged 42, of Charlestown Place, Finglas, Dublin 11, and Daniel Stepien, aged 29, of Annfield Court, Clonsilla, Dublin 15, were convicted of conducting unauthorised theory tests on behalf of third parties between September 2018 and June 2021. Gardaí identified 124 incidents where members of a five-person group sat tests for others, with Stepien completing 68 examinations and Glont 20. Third parties reportedly paid between €1,000 and €2,000 each to the group. Judge Martin Nolan described the operation as a serious criminal enterprise generating approximately €100,000 in profits. Stepien received a 32-month sentence, backdated to December 2024, while Glont was sentenced to two and a half years, with the judge accepting elements of her duress claim involving an ex-partner.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Driver theory impersonators who sat 88 tests for others are jailed. Charges or matters: two counts of conspiracy. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- September 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- June 2021 Incident
- December 19 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 2021 Other
- November 2022 Other
- June 2025 Other
- 2025-01-30 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: two counts of conspiracy (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: However, he said Glont was an "accomplished", "mature woman in her 30s" when she involved herself in this "serious escapade" and imposed a two-and-a-half year sentence.; After hearing the facts of the case yesterday, Judge Martin Nolan adjourned the case overnight to consider sentencing.
Defendant
Charges: two counts of conspiracy (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: After hearing the facts of the case yesterday, Judge Martin Nolan adjourned the case overnight to consider sentencing.
Places mentioned
- Charlestown
- Charlestown Place
- Dublin
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- The Road
Topics
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