Ireland Kilmaley woman given suspended sentence over fraudulent €9,000 insurance claim
A 35-year-old woman from Kilmaley, Co Clare, named as Niamh Glynn, made a fraudulent €9,000 insurance claim after a genuine road traffic accident, with the article giving 27 or 29 November 2020 as the accident date. Glynn, who worked for an insurance brokerage, pleaded guilty at Ennis Circuit Court to forgery, to making a gain and causing a loss for another by deception, and to driving without insurance. On 28 November 2023 Judge Francis Comerford imposed a three-year, six-month prison term, suspended in full. The suspended sentence, reported on 28 November 2023, is the latest development.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced28 Nov
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- An insurance broker business worker forged documentation in a fraudulent €9,000 insurance claim.
- Where
- The case was heard at Ennis Circuit Court, Co Clare, and the suspect is from Bealcragga, Kilmaley, Co Clare.
- When
- The article gives the accident date as either 27 or 29 November 2020.
- Cause
- Glynn was uninsured because her policy was cancelled on 13 October 2020 for non-payment.
- Other details
- Within 20 minutes of the accident, Glynn contacted the brokerage she worked at and had a quoted policy activated and backdated to the previous day.
- Glynn gave the €9,000 she received from the fraudulent claim to the owner of the car, her then boyfriend.
- The judge noted that Glynn has health difficulties.
- Charges
- Glynn pleaded guilty to forgery and to making a gain and causing a loss for another arising from deception.
- Glynn also pleaded guilty to driving without insurance.
- In court
- Judge Francis Comerford said Glynn had engaged in premeditated criminality and serious offending, and that society was not best served by sending her to prison.
- Sentence
- Judge Comerford imposed a three-year, six-month prison term, suspended in full.
11 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA insurance broker business worker forged documentation in a fraudulent €9,000 insurance claim from a genuine road traffic accident. (clareecho.ie)
- causeGlynn was uninsured because her policy was cancelled on 13 October 2020 due to non-payment. (clareecho.ie)
- chargeGlynn pleaded guilty to forgery and to making a gain and causing a loss for another arising from deception. (clareecho.ie)
- chargeGlynn also pleaded guilty to driving without insurance. (clareecho.ie)
- courtJudge Francis Comerford imposed a three-year, six-month prison term on Niamh Glynn at Ennis Circuit Court. (clareecho.ie)
- courtThe judge said Glynn had engaged in premeditated criminality and serious offending in the fraudulent claim. (clareecho.ie)
- courtThe judge said he did not feel society was best served by sending Glynn to prison. (clareecho.ie)
- sentenceThe prison sentence was suspended in full. (clareecho.ie)
- otherWithin 20 minutes of the accident, Glynn contacted the brokerage she worked at, activated the policy she had a quote for, and had it backdated to the previous day. (clareecho.ie)
- otherGlynn gave the €9,000 she received from the fraudulent claim to the owner of the car, her then boyfriend. (clareecho.ie)
- otherThe judge noted that Glynn has health difficulties. (clareecho.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 28 Nov2023Kilmaley broker escapes jail over fraudulent €9,000 insurance claim - Clare Echo
Court report on the sentencing of Niamh Glynn at Ennis Circuit Court. The article gives conflicting dates for the accident (29 November 2020 and 27 November 2020), so no incident date is recorded. No existing case matches this one.
convicted, Niamh Glynn, 35, female, named, irish (judged from name)Niamh Glynn