A MAN IN HIS 40S is due to appear in a Dublin court later this morning in connection with Social Welfare payment fraud. The court appearance follows a multi-agency investigation involving the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation and the Department of Social Protection’s special investigations unit in liaison with the UK’s Department of Work & Pensions and the Fraud Investigation Service.
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# fraud - Thursday 16 May, 2013
Breifne O’Brien to sit trial despite ‘negative publicity’
The businessman has failed in his bid to have a theft and deception case thrown out of court because of adverse publicity in the media.
# fraud - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
Court says Google’s auto-complete ‘can be defamatory’
An entrepreneur said the words ‘Scientology’ and ‘fraud’ came up when he typed his name into the search box of the German version of Google.
# fraud - Monday 13 May, 2013
Revenue has ‘almost more confidence’ in helpline after alleged fraud
The chairperson of the Revenue Commission has said that the helpline will be monitored even more closely following reports of alleged fraud,
# fraud - Saturday 11 May, 2013
Investigators uncover $45 million global ATM fraud ring
At least ten people have been arrested around the world, over a scam which exploited pre-PIN technology.
# fraud - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
Court upholds Berlusconi’s tax fraud sentence, seven years after trial first started
The former Italiam Premier is now expected to appeal the ruling in Italy’s highest court.
# fraud - Friday 19 April, 2013
Ivor Callely appears in court over allegedly falsified expenses claims
The 54-year-old former Fianna Fáil TD and Senator has appeared in court over allegations that he submitted six falsified invoices.
# fraud - Wednesday 13 March, 2013
Seven arrested over motor insurance injury claims fraud
One man has since been released but the remaining four women and two men are being held at garda stations in the Midlands and Cork.
# fraud - Friday 8 March, 2013
€669 million saved through social welfare control measures in 2012
Jobseeker’s benefit was the only payment that had a lower rate of suspected fraud than departmental error.
# fraud - Wednesday 6 March, 2013
Eight men arrested on suspicion of rape of teenager in London
The offences are alleged to have occurred between May and November 2012.
# fraud - Thursday 21 February, 2013
Portugal police ‘seize world’s largest haul of counterfeit euros’
Police confiscated a total of €380,200 in fake 200-euro notes.
# fraud - Thursday 7 February, 2013
Rangeland Food recommences production, says it was “victim of fraud”
The plant in Monaghan had halted production after tests into a consignment of Polish beef found positive traces of horse DNA.
# fraud - Friday 1 February, 2013
Central Bank issues warning on unauthorised investment company
The Central Bank said consumers dealing with the firm are not eligible for compensation from the Investor Compenstation Scheme.
# fraud - Wednesday 23 January, 2013
Pics: Seán FitzPatrick back in court as Anglo trial date set for January 2014
The former chief of the now defunct bank appeared with two other former directors at the Circuit Criminal Court today as a trial date was provisionally set for next year.
Former Anglo boss Seán FitzPatrick due in court this morning
The former chief executive and chairman of the defunct Anglo Irish Bank is due in court alongside two other former directors at the bank this morning.
# fraud - Saturday 19 January, 2013
Welfare amnesty would allow people who defraud State ‘to escape scot-free’
Social Protection Minister Joan Burton has rejected Sinn Féin’s proposal for a social welfare amnesty for those who have been overpaid or have defrauded the State.
# fraud - Friday 21 December, 2012
New crime figures show burglaries on the rise
New crime statistics show most types of crime declined in the twelve months to September – but burglary and fraud both increased.
Brother of Bernie Madoff gets 10 years for role in Ponzi scheme
Peter Madoff is jailed after a plea bargain with prosecutors, for helping to falsify his brother’s corporate accounts.
# fraud - Thursday 13 December, 2012
Department of Finance issues warning over hoax calls offering €2,000 refund
The caller tells recipients they are due the refund but will need to deposit €250 into a bank account in order to receive it.
# fraud - Wednesday 12 December, 2012
Co-chief executive of Deutsche Bank under investigation for alleged tax fraud
The allegations date back to 2010 and concern “individuals suspected of tax fraud in connection with trading in carbon emissions certificates”.
# fraud - Thursday 6 December, 2012
Hackers steal €36m from European banks using computer virus
The virus infected both computer and smartphones in order to monitor and manipulate online banking sessions.
# fraud - Tuesday 27 November, 2012
EU law to change to guard against ‘predatory’ directory ad scams
Small business owner are targeted by companies presenting misleading ad contracts and charging up to €5k a year.
# fraud - Friday 23 November, 2012
‘Collusion at senior levels’ of Ugandan government agencies led to aid fraud – report
The misappropriation of €4 million Irish aid in Uganda was supported by a ‘sophisticated and elaborate’ scheme.
# fraud - Thursday 22 November, 2012
NTMA Chief says State Street “perpetrated a fraudulent act”
State Street said the individuals involved in improperly taking commission are no longer with the company.
# fraud - Monday 5 November, 2012
Over half a billion euro in retail stock stolen every year – Retail Ireland
More than half of retailers say they have experienced increased levels of crime in the last two years.
# fraud - Monday 1 October, 2012
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Two men in court over alleged €8.8 million theft
The two men are charged over allegedly borrowing €8.8 million to buy land in contravention of Theft and Fraud legislation.
# fraud - Friday 28 September, 2012
Crime is falling – but kidnapping and burglaries have risen sharply
The single biggest drop came in the category of weapons and explosives offences, which fell by more than 15 per cent.
# fraud - Monday 30 July, 2012
Woman arrested on suspicion of faking cancer to pay for wedding
It is suspected that 22-year-old Danielle Watson faked having stage four cervical cancer to fund her wedding through charitable donations.
Iran to execute four people convicted over major bank fraud
Scandal centred on bank loans through allegedly forged or illegally-obtained letters of credit to buy several state companies.
# fraud - Monday 2 July, 2012
GlaxoSmithKline fined $3 billion in US
The fine was the largest health care fraud settlement in US history.
# fraud - Wednesday 27 June, 2012
Piracy case against megaupload founder is a threat to internet innovation, says Apple’s Wozniak
“It’s just kind of ridiculous what they did to his life”: Apple co-founder supports Kim Dotcom.
# fraud - Friday 15 June, 2012
Billionaire Stanford given 110-year jail term over $7bn fraud
On the plus side, that’s enough time for the cricket-loving Texan to watch 8,035 test matches.
# fraud - Thursday 14 June, 2012
John Edwards will not face second trial over election fraud charges
Federal charges against the former senator and presidential candidate are being dropped, say US prosecutors.
# fraud - Sunday 10 June, 2012
101 prisoners claimed social welfare despite being behind bars this year
The Department of Social Protection has been cracking down on the number of prisoners who claim social welfare benefits while in jail.
# fraud - Saturday 26 May, 2012
Identity theft no longer top reported cyber crime in US
If you think you’re being emailed by the FBI… you’re probably not.
# fraud - Thursday 24 May, 2012
John Lonergan: prison is not the way to deal with social welfare fraud
The former governor of Mountjoy said that prison should only be used as a last resort when somebody is a risk to society.
# fraud - Wednesday 23 May, 2012
The 5 at 5: Wednesday
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Man dressed as dead mother for six years in welfare fraud
New York con artist collected his late mother’s Social Security payments after her death.
# fraud - Thursday 5 April, 2012
The 5 at 5: Thursday
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A NEW STUDY has claimed that the number of deaths caused by smoking in the home could be comparable to the number of road deaths recorded in Ireland.
According to the NUI Galway-led research, the concentration of particulate pollution in the homes of smokers (who smoke indoors) is six-times higher than the World Health Organisation’s recommendation for general outdoor air quality, 10 times the allowable level for healthy breathing in homes and up to 17 times greater than levels actually found outdoors.
Smoking at home causes greater levels of air pollutants than using solid fuels such as coal, wood, peat and gas, says Dr Marie Coggins.
Since the introduction of the smoking ban in Ireland, many people have found it easier to stop people smoking in their own homes. So, in today’s poll we ask: Do you allow smoking in your home?
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