Courts / Kildare / Report
'Abundance of resources' - Suspended sentence for motor dealer extradited for false theft claim
Summary
Donatas Sadauskas pleaded guilty to making a false statement about a Mercedes Benz theft after initiating an insurance claim for a car he never owned. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court imposed an 18-month sentence and suspended it for three years.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 'Abundance of resources' - Suspended sentence for motor dealer extradited for false theft claim. Charges or matters: making a false statement at Dun Laoghaire Garda Station on December 17, 2016, tending to show that an offence had been committed. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- November 2016 Incident
- December 17, 2016 Incident
- November 3, 2016 Other
- 2026-03-12 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: making a false statement at Dun Laoghaire Garda Station on December 17, 2016, tending to show that an offence had been committed (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: By Sonya McLean A motor dealer who had to be extradited to Ireland after he left the country having falsely reported that his Mercedes Benz had been stolen so he could process an insurance claim has been given a suspended sentence. She imposed an 18-month sentence, but suspended it for three years.; He was remanded on bail and has abided by those bail conditions, which allow him to travel back and forth for court appearances from his home in England.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- statement at Dun Laoghaire Garda Station
- Victoria Road
Topics
Related court reports
- 'No hand, act or part': Osgur Breatnach's wrongful conviction for Sallins train robbery declared a miscarriage of justice
- Car trader 'pulled a fast one' by falsely claiming Mercedes had been stolen, court hears
- 'Senseless and violent': robbers who went on to reoffend despite been given chance by judge are jailed
- Man gets eight years for killing sister's partner
- Stabbing victim's mother tells court 'there will always be a stain' on her heart
- 'Every effort' required in miscarriage of justice case over wrongful train robbery conviction
If a fact, identity, locality or legal outcome needs review, email the newsroom with this report's details prefilled.
Email a correction request