Two and a half year sentence for €50k social welfare fraud

A Dublin man who stole over €50,000 through fake social welfare claims has been jailed for two and a half years.

Two and a half year sentence for €50k social welfare fraud
Mon, 24 Feb, 2014 - 16:43

A Dublin man who stole over €50,000 through fake social welfare claims has been jailed for two and a half years.

32-year-old Thomas Lawrence of Foxborough Place in Lucan was charged with 134 charges of theft from the Department of Social Protection between 2010 and 2011.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: DublinPlace: Foxborough PlacePlace: LucanPlace: Ninth Lock Road,Place: ClondalkinPerson: Thomas LawrencePerson: Martin NolanOrganisation: Department of Social ProtectionOrganisation: Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
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