Constantin Iosca jailed for two years and nine months over false injury claim

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Constantin Iosca was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to three years and six months in prison, with the final nine months suspended on strict conditions for three years after his release. The effective custodial term is two years and nine months. Judge Patricia Ryan cited the seriousness of the offence and Iosca’s previous convictions as aggravating factors, while taking his medical issues and the time since his last offence into account.

Iosca had been convicted after a week-long trial of dishonestly inducing the Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Ireland to investigate a fraudulent personal injury claim. He had reported that a car struck him while he was cycling in 2016; the claim was withdrawn after surveillance footage showed him walking unaided and getting in and out of a wheelchair. The MIBI said the sentence was a victory against insurance fraud.