Mortgage applicant 'made very stupid error' in altering P60, Cork court hears

Discrepancies in the bank application were noticed by KBC Bank and it turned out that a P60 had been altered by the defendant without the knowledge or permission of any other person. File photo

A mortgage applicant trying to streamline the process in his favour made “a stupid and illegal error” by altering a P60 and found himself prosecuted for the fraudulent action yesterday. 

The Director of Public Prosecutions said the case could only be dealt with at district court level on a plea of guilty and otherwise it would have been a matter for a trial by judge and jury at the circuit criminal court.