Scott Knight gets suspended sentence for passport fraud

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Scott Knight received a three-year prison sentence, suspended in full for two years, at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 1 December 2022. Judge Pauline Codd imposed the sentence.

Knight pleaded guilty to providing false documents related to a passport application at Balbriggan Post Office, Co Dublin, between 8 and 10 December 2015. The proceedings were reported on 1 December 2022.

Knight used documents purporting to belong to Michael McDonald. The Passport Office rejected the application. When arrested in April 2021, Knight made full admissions and said an associate had given him the false documents.

Judge Codd ordered Knight to abide by Probation Services supervision for two years and attend all appointments as directed. She said he had cooperated fully with gardaí and made genuine efforts to address his addiction issues.