Patrick Chambers’s VAT fraud sentencing was adjourned

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Patrick Chambers pleaded guilty to fraudulent VAT claims at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, with the report published on 7 April 2016; sentencing was adjourned after a community-service assessment was ordered. The charges involved four claims for VAT repayments to which he was not entitled and an incorrect invoice, causing a reported €35,780 loss to the exchequer.

Revenue said Chambers had double-counted invoices and created fraudulent invoices. He had no previous convictions, and the defence said the offences followed financial difficulty connected with a property development; the court was told he accepted responsibility and was anxious to repay the money.