Man offers to plead guilty to fraud

A MAN alleged to have used nine identities to defraud the state of more than €250,000 has offered to plead guilty to all charges to save the state money.

Mullingar District Court heard how solicitors for Paul Murray, of no fixed abode, wrote to the Director of Public Prosecutions offering to plead guilty to all charges of theft from social welfare offices in Cavan, Meath and Westmeath.

However, solicitor Redmond O’Regan said their offer “has not been taken up”.