Stefan Onofrei jailed for false social welfare claims

This report is a localnews.ie summary based on public court reporting and records; sources are listed below.

Stefan Onofrei was jailed for three years for falsely claiming social welfare under a false name at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 15 July 2015. He pleaded guilty to six sample theft charges covering payments claimed between 9 January 2009 and 10 February 2015. The claims were made 463 times, and the State loss was reported as at least €85,000, although a higher figure was disputed. Judge Martin Nolan described the offending as serious fraud carried out over a prolonged period and noted Onofrei’s co-operation with the Garda investigation.