Owen McKeever ordered to complete 200 hours of community service for €41,871 fraud

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Owen McKeever pleaded guilty to claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance in his brother’s name between 2009 and 2013. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court ordered him to complete 200 hours of community service within 12 months, in place of a prison sentence of two years and three months.

The court heard that the claims caused a loss of €41,871. Facial-imaging technology helped identify a match between McKeever’s photograph and one submitted as his brother. The judge cited McKeever’s guilty pleas, age and family circumstances as mitigating factors.