Woman faces jail over forged cheques

A woman forged and cashed cheques from a business she owned with her partner to pay gambling debts, even though the account did not have sufficient funds.

Elmira Hovsepayn was told by a judge she could face jail for her crimes, which were detailed to Cork Circuit Criminal Court yesterday.

She set up a dry-cleaning firm in the Model Farm Rd area of Cork city with her partner of the time, Mihails Volkovs. However, Mr Volkovs did not know they had been sent a company cheque book for their joint business account by AIB.