Dean Comerford jailed for false passport information

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Dean Comerford was sentenced to two-and-a-half years, with the final 18 months suspended, at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for providing false information in a passport application, reported on 23 October 2017. The application used Comerford’s genuine details with a photograph of another person and a removed Garda signature.

Judge Karen O’Connor described Comerford’s involvement as premeditated and imposed strict suspension conditions, including 12 months of probation supervision. Garda evidence indicated he knew what he was participating in but was not the mastermind; the person shown in the application was never identified.