Patrick Walsh jailed for €215,000 fraud and theft

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Patrick Walsh was jailed for two and a half years for fraud and theft at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 29 June 2015.

Walsh, a Canada Life financial adviser from Bruff, Co Limerick, pleaded guilty to 75 charges after creating 38 fictitious insurance policies and taking commissions. The court heard Canada Life lost €230,000, while genuine policyholders were not left out of pocket.