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Young Carlow woman may avoid jail for role in €12,000 Social Welfare fraud
Summary
Dion Timmons pleaded guilty to money laundering after €12,374.64 was deposited into her account in 23 transactions, including payments linked to a social welfare fraud. Judge Mary Morrissey reduced a headline sentence to 16 months and adjourned the case for a Probation Service assessment on whether community service could be ordered in lieu of prison.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Young Carlow woman may avoid jail for role in €12,000 Social Welfare fraud. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- April 2022 Incident
- April 4, 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 28, 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 8, 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2026-03-06 Publication
Why: A young Carlow woman may be ordered to carry out community service in lieu of a 16 month jail term for money laundering after her bank account was used in order to facilitate a large social welfare fraud. CNI source report
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Defendant
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Morrissey reduced the sentence to 16 months before she adjourned the case to confirm to allow for an assessment by the Probation Service to determine if Timmons is suitable for community service. She said should she be deemed suitable she will order that Timmons carry out 80 hours community service in lieu of a 16 month term of imprisonment.; Judge Morrissey reduced the sentence to 16 months before she adjourned the case to confirm to allow for an assessment by the Probation Service to determine if Timmons is suitable for community service.
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