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Suspended sentence for manager who defrauded her employer of €220k
Summary
Naila Zaffer, 38, a former senior claims manager, was given a two‑and‑a‑half‑year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to ten charges of forgery, using a false instrument and theft from IPB Insurance between April 2007 and August 2012. She stole €221,685 in 18 transactions by forging documents, adding fictitious claimants, and directing cheques to accounts she controlled. The fraud was uncovered when a colleague noticed anomalies, leading to an internal investigation, her suspension and eventual dismissal in February 2014. Zaffer claimed the theft was driven by a "physical compulsion" to pay a spiralling drug debt, admitting she spent about €250 a day on cocaine. She has no prior convictions, is currently on social welfare, and the judge suspended the sentence on the condition she attend residential treatment and remain under probation supervision for the full period.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Suspended sentence for manager who defrauded her employer of €220k. Charges or matters: ten sample charges including forgery, using a false instrument and theft from IPB Insurance on dates between April 2007 and August 2012. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- April 2007 Hearing Or Sentence
- August 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
- February 2014 Other
- 2016-05-11 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: ten sample charges including forgery, using a false instrument and theft from IPB Insurance on dates between April 2007 and August 2012 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He suspended the sentence in full on condition that she attend for residential treatment and remain under the supervision of the Probation Service for the two and half years. "I hope she will come out as a useful member of society who is unlikely to re-offend," Judge O'Sullivan said.
Places mentioned
Topics
Drugs Fraud Stage Sentence Theft
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