Retired man running 'forgery factory' gets suspended sentence

An retired man running a "forgery factory" making fake bank statements and payslips for loan applications, car documentation and ID cards has been given a suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

John Molloy (53) had started out making party invitations and curriculum vitaes after retiring due to ill health before being "pressurised" by people to whom he owed debts to begin forging documents.