Man who used false passport to claim €43,715 in welfare gets suspended sentence

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Faizal Akbar received a two-year sentence, suspended in full for four years, after pleading guilty to stealing €43,715 in social welfare payments between 2010 and 2019. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard he used a false Afghan passport to apply for the payments, although he was entitled to the benefit under his own name.

He learned in 2023 that he qualified for the benefit under his own name and is now receiving it legitimately.