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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 4686Social welfare fraud · Co. Kildare

Couple jailed for 18 months over €114,000 social welfare fraud

Cristan and Dorina Turbat, of Maynooth, Co Kildare, each received an 18-month prison sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to charges of social welfare fraud. The fraud involved claims of over €114,000 while Cristan Turbat worked under a false identity.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced5 Nov
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Key facts

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14 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatCristan and Dorina Turbat were each jailed for 18 months for fraudulently claiming over €114,000 in social welfare payments. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatDorina Turbat applied for job seeker’s allowance after claiming that her husband was out of work. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatDorina Turbat claimed €114,565 through social welfare that she was not entitled to claim. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe offending period ran from April 2017 to January 2019. (irishmirror.ie)
  • causeCristan Turbat worked for a construction company under his brother-in-law’s name. (irishmirror.ie)
  • causeThe payments were not allowed because Cristan Turbat was working under a false identity. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí searched the couple’s home and found €21,350 in cash, which will be forfeited to the State. (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeCristan Turbat pleaded guilty to 10 charges of stealing cash from the Department of Social Protection and one charge of making a false statement. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe couple pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to sample charges representative of an indictment of over 570 charges. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge set a headline sentence of three years and reduced it to 18 months for mitigating factors. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge said both must suffer for their crimes. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherDorina Turbat returned to Romania and was later extradited back to Ireland on a European Arrest Warrant. (irishmirror.ie)
  • other€97 per week is being deducted from the couple’s wages to repay the State. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe couple have no previous convictions. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 5 Nov2025
    Sentencedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Romanian couple jailed for fraudulently claiming more than €114k in welfare

    Reports the sentencing of the Turbat couple, with court details, the sentence, facts of the fraud and mitigating factors. No earlier case in the list matches.

    convicted, Cristan Turbat, 39, male, Romanian, named, non-irishCristan Turbatconvicted, Dorina Turbat, 41, female, Romanian, named, non-irishDorina Turbat