Man had stolen €185k in social welfare for 22 years to provide for his family, court told

Christy Keogh had told the Probation Service that the social welfare fraud was a 'victimless crime'

He stole both job seeker’s allowance and disability allowance on dates between December 1996 and July 2018, while working for a bus company.

A man told the Probation Service that he was providing for his family when he stole €185,000 in social welfare payments and that it was a victimless crime, a court has heard.

Christy Keogh (70) pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal to multiple charges of social welfare fraud which were representative counts of offending that spanned two decades.