David Manning gets suspended sentence for pension theft

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David Manning received a fully suspended three-year sentence for theft at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 19 March 2015. The theft involved claiming his dead aunt’s pension and taking €46,691 from the State through Blackrock post office between February 2010 and August 2013. Manning pleaded guilty to 16 charges reflecting 115 sample counts. He contacted social welfare in October 2013, admitted collecting the pension and repaid all the money. Judge Martin Nolan said the offending would usually warrant custody but described the case as an unusual one because Manning had informed on himself.