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Serial fraudster faked death to avoid trial for theft and deception
Summary
Amy McAuley (35) has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of the use of a false instrument through submitting a false death notification form to Wexford County Council on January 19, 2023. She also pleaded guilty to attempting to pervert the course of justice on January 23, 2023, and to a count of forgery of a medical report on November 23, 2022, both at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court at the Criminal Courts of Justice, Parkgate Street. The case is currently at the appeal stage. Judge Orla Crowe imposed a global sentence of four years, with the final 12 months suspended on strict conditions for four years. McAuley was also directed to place herself under the supervision of the Probation Services for 12 months post-release. The judge noted that McAuley's actions were a deliberate scheme to pervert the course of justice and involved significant breaches of trust. McAuley has four previous convictions for theft and deception offences. The matter was adjourned for appeal.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Serial fraudster faked death to avoid trial for theft and deception. Charges or matters: one count of the use of a false instrument through submitting a false death notification form to Wexford County Council on January 19, 2023; attempting to pervert the course of justice on January 23, 2023 and to a count of forgery of a medical report on November 23, 2022, both at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court at the Criminal Courts of Justice, Parkgate Street; five counts of theft and one of possession of the proceeds of crime on separate dates between November 2015 and May 2023. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- January 2023 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 19, 2023 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 23, 2023 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 23, 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
- May 28, 2021 Incident
- November 2015 Incident
- May 2023 Incident
- May 2019 Incident
- May 2021 Incident
- July 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 2021 Other
- November 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 4, 2023 Other
- December 26, 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
- June 2023 Hearing Or Sentence
- June 24, 2023 Hearing Or Sentence
- May 15, 2023 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2025-10-30 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: one count of the use of a false instrument through submitting a false death notification form to Wexford County Council on January 19, 2023; attempting to pervert the course of justice on January 23, 2023 and to a count of forgery of a medical report on November 23, 2022, both at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court at the Criminal Courts of Justice, Parkgate Street; five counts of theft and one of possession of the proceeds of crime on separate dates between November 2015 and May 2023 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Amy McAuley faked her own death to avoid a trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court Photo: Collins) By Natasha Reid and Eimear Dodd A serial fraudster has been jailed for three years after she faked her own death in a "deliberate scheme" to avoid a Circuit Criminal Court trial for theft and deception. She imposed a global sentence of four years and suspended the final 12 months on strict conditions for four years.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Circuit Criminal Court
- Court of Appeal
- Parkgate Street
- at Pearse Street Garda Station
- Pearse Street
- Rotunda Hospital
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