Martin Stokes jailed for forgery and deception

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Martin Stokes was jailed for three years for forgery and deception at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 11 May 2020. The offences formed part of a tax fraud scheme involving contractors and subcontractors.

Revenue issued nearly €107,000 in refunds and credits linked to named subcontractors, but the related tax payments were not made. Stokes had pleaded guilty in April 2016 to charges under the Theft and Fraud Offences Act, involving offences committed in 2006, 2008 and 2011. Judge Martin Nolan reduced an indicative five-year sentence to three years, taking account of Stokes’s family and community contributions.