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Woman Receives Suspended Sentence for €43,000 Child Benefit Fraud
A woman who fraudulently claimed over €43,000 in child benefit by altering birth certificates has received a three-year suspended jail sentence. She had falsely claimed the benefits over a period of 16 years.
5 Jun, 14:39 — 5 Jun, 15:38
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irish-timesHigh65d ago
Woman who stole €43,000 in child benefit given three-year suspended jail term
Defendant told Department of Social Protection in 2002 she had given birth to twins while visiting family in US
By Claire Henry
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Woman falsely claimed €43k of child benefit over 16 years
A woman who engaged in a "systematic long-term theft" by overclaiming €43,000 of child benefit over a 16-year period also forged two birth certificates, a court has heard.
Read full article →the-journal64d ago
Woman who altered birth certs to overclaim €43,000 of child benefit given suspended sentence
She submitted an application claiming that she had given birth to twins in the US, but the children named were not actually twins and their birthdates were altered.
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