Ireland Case No. 4772Social welfare fraud (theft and larceny) · Co. Laois
Laois woman sentenced for €271,000 social welfare fraud
Margaret Bergin, 73, of Mountrath, Co Laois, was sentenced on 1 November 2024 at Portlaoise Circuit Court to five years and six months' imprisonment, with the final three years and six months suspended, after pleading guilty to 15 sample charges of theft and larceny. She had claimed the State pension of her father-in-law, John Jack Bergin, who died in November 1993 aged 82, for over 28 years, forging his signature on annual declarations and collecting €271,046.28 in total. The fraud was uncovered in 2022 when an amateur gerontologist from Cork researched a supposed 110-year-old man in Laois, and welfare officers later found her husband Seamus Bergin posing as the deceased during a home visit. Bergin was arrested in September 2022 and had repaid €75,000 before sentencing, leaving a remaining loss of €196,046.28 to the State.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Charged6 Jul
- In court6 Jul
10 reports - Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced1 Nov
6 reports
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Margaret Bergin, 73, of Fairfield House, Mountrath, Co Laois, pleaded guilty to 15 sample charges of theft and larceny relating to claiming her late father-in-law's pension.
- The pension payments in the name of John Jack Bergin, who died in November 1993 aged 82, totalled €271,046.28 from 31 December 1993 to 25 February 2022.
- Bergin forged her late father-in-law's signature on annual pension declarations and fuel allowance forms to keep the payments flowing.
- Where
- The case was heard at Portlaoise Circuit Court, Co Laois.
- Cause
- John Bergin's death in November 1993 was never registered, allowing the pension to continue for over 28 years.
- Investigation
- The fraud was uncovered in 2022 when an amateur gerontologist from Cork contacted Áras an Uachtaráin about a supposed 110-year-old man in Laois, and welfare officers later found Bergin's husband Seamus posing as the deceased during a home visit.
- Gardaí searched the house and found silver centenarian coins, a presidential cheque for €2,540, and An Post receipts for the State pension.
- Charges
- Bergin was charged with 15 sample charges of theft and larceny spanning 1993 to 2023, each carrying a maximum penalty of up to 10 years.
- In court
- Bergin had repaid €75,000 before sentencing, leaving a remaining loss of €196,046.28 to the State.
- Sentence
- On 1 November 2024, Judge Keenan Johnson sentenced Bergin to five years and six months' imprisonment, with the final three years and six months suspended for six years due to her age and health.
- Other details
- Bergin's husband Seamus Bergin continued for 10 years to accept the centenarian coins, cheques and letters without alerting the President's office.
155 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA woman in her 70s was charged with multiple thefts (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatMargaret Bergin, 72, of Fairfield House, Mountrath, appeared before Portlaoise District Court on 15 sample charges of theft and larceny. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatThe charges relate to a sum of €271,046 of pension claims over 29 years up to February 25, 2022. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatThe charges related to a sum of €271,046 in pension claims. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatMargaret Bergin claimed her father-in-law John Bergin's pension for 28 and a half years after his death. (rte.ie)
- whatA woman had her husband pose as her dead father-in-law. (extra.ie)
- whatThe alleged purpose was to hide 30 years of pension theft. (extra.ie)
- whatMargaret Bergin admitted sample charges of theft and larceny arising from pension payments. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatAbout €271,046.28 was received in pension payments in the name of her father-in-law, John Jack Bergin. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatA Laois woman claimed her dead father-in-law's pension for 28 years. (extra.ie)
- whatBergin received €271,046.28 in pension payments in the name of her father-in-law, John Jack Bergin, who had died in 1993 aged 82. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatShe stole more than €270,000 from the State. (irishtimes.com)
- whatShe forged her late father-in-law's signature each year so the pension continued to be paid. (irishtimes.com)
- whatMargaret Bergin was jailed after admitting she falsely claimed her dead father-in-law's pension for more than 28 years. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatBergin claimed €271,046.28 from December 1993 to February 2022. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatMargaret Bergin pleaded guilty to theft of social welfare payments. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatThe amount stolen was €271,046.20. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatThe pension was claimed in respect of John Bergin, who died over 30 years earlier. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatShe claimed her late father-in-law's pension over more than 28 years. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatThe fraud caused a loss of €271,046.20 to the State. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatMargaret Bergin admitted a number of sample charges of theft and larceny relating to claiming her late father-in-law's pension. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatJohn Bergin died in November 1993 and his daughter-in-law continued to draw his pension for 28 years. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whereThe case was heard at Portlaoise Circuit Court. (rte.ie)
- whereThe woman appeared before Portlaoise Circuit Court, of Mountrath, Laois. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whereThe grandmother lives in Co Laois. (irishtimes.com)
- whereBergin has an address at Fairfield House in Mountrath, Co Laois. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe case was heard at the Circuit Court in Portlaoise. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whereThe coins were central to an application at Portlaoise District Court. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe thefts occurred between 1993 and 2023 (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe thefts span a 30-year period from 1993 to 2023. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe pension claims spanned 29 years up to 25 February 2022. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe court heard that no notice of John Bergin's death could be found for November 1993. (rte.ie)
- whenThe pension payments were drawn between 31 December 1993 and 25 February 2022. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe case was due to be finalised on Tuesday 29 October 2024. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenHer father-in-law died in 1993. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe theft occurred from 1993 to 2022. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe father-in-law died in November 1993. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe pension was drawn after his death for over 28 years until she was caught in 2022. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe pension was claimed over a period of more than 28 years. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- causeThe father-in-law died in 1993 but the death was never registered. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí said investigations are ongoing (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationThe woman was arrested in May 2022 following an investigation by Garda personnel attached to the Department of Social Protection into fraudulent payments. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí said investigations were ongoing. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí say investigations are ongoing. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationInvestigations into the thefts are ongoing (garda.ie)
- investigationThe case began when an amateur gerontologist learned of a 110-year-old man in Laois and contacted Aras an Uachtarain. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationThe Department of Social Protection visited Fairfield House in Mountrath. (leinsterexpress.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationThe case began when an amateur gerontologist who identifies the oldest people in the world learned of a 110-year-old man in Laois. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationThe researcher contacted Aras an Uachtarain because he had suspicions. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationThe fraud was uncovered after an amateur gerontologist researched a man in Mountrath in 2022. (rte.ie)
- investigationWelfare officers who visited in April 2022 were introduced to a man who bore no resemblance to John Bergin. (rte.ie)
- investigationGardaí found silver centenary coins, a presidential cheque for €2,540 and An Post receipts for the State Pension during a search. (rte.ie)
- investigationMargaret Bergin was arrested at her home in September 2022. (rte.ie)
- investigationAn amateur gerontologist alerted authorities to suspicions about the claimed pension. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationDepartment of Social Protection officers were not convinced when they visited the claimed 110-year-old man. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationThe woman later admitted the man in the bed was her husband Seamus, who she said was unaware of the pension claims. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationA search of the house found medals from Aras An Uachtarain along with a cheque. (leinsterexpress.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationAn amateur gerontologist from Cork alerted authorities to suspicions about the pension claims. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationThe defendant made excuses to dissuade the Department of Social Protection when officials tried to visit the claimed 110-year-old. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationAn amateur gerontologist from Cork alerted authorities to suspicions about a 110-year-old man in Laois. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationBergin later admitted the man in the bed during an unannounced visit was her husband Seamus, who she said was unaware she had been claiming the pension. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationShe was caught in 2022 when an amateur gerontologist researched a supposed 110-year-old man living in Mountrath. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationSocial welfare officials visited her home in April 2022 and found her husband impersonating his late father. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe fraud investigation started after an amateur gerontologist contacted Áras an Uachtaráin in March 2022. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationDepartment of Social Protection officials uncovered the fraud after visiting Bergin's home in Mountrath. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationGardaí arrested Bergin in September 2022. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationBergin admitted her husband Séamus was the man in the bed when officials called to the house. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationMr Bergin's death was never registered. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationThe fraud came to light when an amateur genealogist found a person named John Bergin aged 110 living in Laois. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí found silver centenarian coins, an uncashed centenarian bounty cheque and An Post receipts for the State pension in a search of the house. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationThe fraud came to light when an amateur genealogist was researching and raised suspicion. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí found the burial place of the late John Bergin. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí obtained a search warrant for the accused's house. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationThe accused was arrested at her home in September 2022. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationAn amateur genealogist tried to track the man down in 2022. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationTen silver coins and cheques were recovered when gardaí searched Margaret Bergin's home in Mountrath. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationThe fraud came to light when an amateur genealogist made enquiries about John Bergin. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- chargeA woman in her 70s was charged in relation to multiple incidents of theft between 1993 and 2023. (irishmirror.ie, garda.ie)
- chargeA woman aged in her 70s has been charged with multiple thefts. (offalyexpress.ie)
- chargeShe faced 15 sample charges of theft and larceny. (offalyexpress.ie)
- chargeShe had admitted to sample charges of theft and larceny arising from pension payments. (offalyexpress.ie)
- chargeBergin had admitted sample charges of theft and larceny at a circuit court sitting the previous June. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- chargeShe pleaded guilty to theft and larceny charges. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeBergin pleaded guilty to 15 charges in relation to the scam. (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeBergin pleaded guilty to 10 counts of theft and five of larceny. (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeThe accused pleaded guilty to a number of sample charges of theft and larceny. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- chargeEach offence carries a maximum penalty of up to 10 years in prison. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- chargeMargaret Bergin pleaded guilty to several charges of theft and larceny over the claiming of the pension. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtShe is due to appear before Portlaoise District Court at 10.30am (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtShe is due to appear before Portlaoise District Court at 10.30am on 6 July 2023. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtShe is due to appear before Laois District Court on 6 July 2023 at 10.30am (garda.ie)
- courtThe DPP directed the matter be dealt with on indictment in a higher court. (leinsterexpress.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
- courtSuzanne Dooner BL represented the accused and objected to the evidence being heard in the District Court. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtJudge Andrew Cody refused to make an order preventing reporting and adjourned the matter to September 7 for a Book of Evidence. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtMargaret Bergin, 72, of Fairfield House, Mountrath appeared before Portlaoise District Court. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtSuzanne Dooner BL, representing the accused, objected to the evidence being heard in the District Court. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtJudge Andrew Cody refused to make an order preventing reporting and adjourned the matter to 7 September for a Book of Evidence. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtMargaret Bergin admitted she had signed the pension documents. (rte.ie)
- courtThe judge ordered Margaret Bergin to pay €35,000 by 21 June and adjourned sentencing until 29 October. (rte.ie)
- courtA further €40,000 was in court, after €35,000 had been paid previously. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtThe defendant had paid €75,000 in total. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtThe loss was put at €196,046.28 after the €75,000 payment. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtSentencing was set for Friday, 1 November at 10am at Portlaoise Circuit Court. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtShe received €271,046.28 in pension payments in the name of her father-in-law, who had died in 1993. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtThe woman had previously brought €35,000 and had a further €40,000 in court. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtShe had paid €75,000 in total. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtMargaret Bergin arrived at Portlaoise Circuit Court for sentencing. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtThe prosecution said Bergin had previously brought €35,000 and had a further €40,000 in court. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtThe defence said Bergin had now paid €75,000. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtBergin paid €35,000 in compensation in June. (dublinlive.ie)
- courtThe judge found the mitigating factors included Bergin's guilty plea and her cooperation in the later stages of the investigation. (dublinlive.ie)
- courtThe judge described the case as extremely serious and said it caused a huge loss to the State. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtThe sentencing judgement was delivered at Portlaoise Circuit Court by Judge Keenan Johnson. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtJudge Johnson called the case extraordinary and said she had seriously undermined the reputation of the social welfare system. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtThe accused forged the deceased's signature on annual declarations. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtEvidence showed she also forged the deceased's signature on fuel allowance forms. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtSeamus Bergin, Margaret Bergin and the Office of the President were respondents in the police property application. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtThe judge ordered the coins, cheques and letters returned to the Office of the President of Ireland. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- sentenceThe judge said it would take a lot of convincing that a custodial sentence should not be imposed. (rte.ie)
- sentenceThe judge will sentence the defendant at Portlaoise Circuit Court on Friday 1 November 2024 at 10am. (offalyexpress.ie)
- sentenceShe was sentenced to five years and six months' imprisonment, with the last three years and six months suspended. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceBergin was sentenced to five and a half years with the final three and a half years suspended. (dublinlive.ie)
- sentenceThe judge imposed a five years and six months sentence. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- sentenceThe final three years and six months of the sentence were suspended. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- sentenceThe suspended portion was suspended for six years due to her age and health. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- sentenceThe judge explained his decision to jail Margaret Bergin for fraud. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- sentenceAfter admitting guilt and repaying €75,000, she was sentenced to five years and six months, with the final three years and six months suspended. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- sentenceMargaret Bergin was sentenced to five and a half years for social welfare fraud, with the final three years suspended. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThe Aras had a record of a man in Laois born on July 2, 1911. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherAras an Uachtarain had a record of a man in Laois born on 2 July 1911. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherMargaret Bergin told gardaí that her husband Seamus was the man in the bed during the welfare visit. (rte.ie)
- otherThe defence said Margaret Bergin had €35,000 available for restitution. (rte.ie)
- otherJohn Jack Bergin died in 1993 at the age of 82. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherGardaí found an overgrown grave in the name of John Jack Bergin in Clonad. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThe defendant apologised and said she was sorry for committing the crime. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherHer counsel said the family's land could not be sold because it is on a national strategic route. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThe defendant apologised in a letter read out in court. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe defendant said she was sorry for committing the crime. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe prosecution said the loss amounted to €196,046.28 after the €75,000 was brought to court. (offalyexpress.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherBergin apologised in court for committing the crime. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThe judge said he had never heard of such an inhibition of the sale of land. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThe judge said the non-recording of the death showed premeditation. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe family handed over €75,000, which left a shortfall of €191,000. (irishtimes.com)
- otherBergin is expected to serve her two-year sentence in the Dochas women's prison in Dublin. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherHer husband Seamus impersonated his late father to deceive Department inspectors. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThe family had already repaid €75,000. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThe judge described the length of the fraud as a hugely aggravating factor. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThe failure to make full restitution to the State was an aggravating factor. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThe guilty plea was treated as a mitigating factor because it saved the cost of a trial. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThe accused is over 73 years of age and has no previous convictions. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThe State lost €271,046.20. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThe Department of Social Protection has introduced more rigorous controls, especially for claimants over 90. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherFor people over 100, pension reviews include correspondence and home visits. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherOver 45,400 State Pension case reviews were carried out in 2023. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherSeamus Bergin continued for 10 years to accept the coins, cheques and letters without alerting the President's office. (leinsterexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 17 Jan2025Laois Gardaí to return silver coins issued on behalf of President Michael D Higgins
Follow-up to the Bergin pension fraud case. A police property application at Portlaoise District Court ordered ten silver centenarian coins, letters and cheques issued in John Bergin's name returned to the President's office. The article also gives the sentence and the judge's remarks on Seamus Bergin's role.
convicted, Margaret Bergin, 73, female, named, irish (judged from name)Margaret Berginsuspect, Seamus Bergin, male, named, irish (judged from name)Seamus Bergin - 8 Nov2024Inspector visits to homes of people over 100, Department confirms after 'extraordinary' Laois pension fraud case
Reports the sentencing: five years and six months with the final three years and six months suspended, after €75,000 repaid. Judge Johnson's remarks and the Department of Social Protection's response on controls and home visits for people over 100 are also included.
convicted, Maragaret Bergin, 73, female, named, irish (judged from name)Maragaret Bergin - 2 Nov2024Judge Keenan Johnson's sentencing judgement in major Laois social welfare fraud case
Reports the judge's written sentencing judgement, including the aggravating and mitigating factors, the investigation details and the sentence to jail for the convicted woman. It adds the court's reasoning to the existing record of her jailing.
convicted, Margaret Bergin, over 73, female, named, irish (judged from name)Margaret Bergin - 2 Nov2024Elderly Laois woman jailed for €270 k defraud of dead relative's pension
Sentencing report at Portlaoise Circuit Court: sentence of five years and six months with the final three years and six months suspended, so two years to serve. Adds the court's reasons, the €75,000 already repaid, the husband's role and the suspension rationale.
convicted, Margaret Bergin, 73, female, named, irish (judged from name)Margaret Berginsuspect, male, irish (judged from name) - 2 Nov2024Gran jailed for pension scam locked up with Ireland's most dangerous prisoners
First report on the sentencing of Margaret Bergin; adds the prison placement, the investigation details, the compensation paid and the judge's remarks.
convicted, Margaret Bergin, 73, female, named, irish (judged from name)Margaret Bergin - 1 Nov2024Co Laois grandmother who drew down €270,000 of father-in-law’s pension for more than 28 years after his death jailed
Article covers the sentencing and the judge's remarks. The headline says she was 'jailed for two years', but the body text gives a sentence of five years and six months with three years and six months suspended. The offences ran from 1993 until she was caught in 2022, so no single incident date is given.
convicted, Margaret Bergin, 73, female, named, irish (judged from name)Margaret Bergin - 1 Nov2024Breaking: Laois woman arrives for sentencing over €270k pension fraud
Reports Bergin's arrival at Portlaoise Circuit Court for sentencing and the hearing details: repayments of €35,000 and €40,000 brought to court, a total of €75,000 paid, a remaining loss of €196,046.28, her apology, and the judge's comments on the land. No sentence is reported yet.
convicted, Margaret Bergin, 73, female, named, irish (judged from name)Margaret Bergin - 1 Nov2024Laois woman who claimed dead father-in-law's pension for 28 years is jailed
Only the headline is usable. The article body is an unpopulated HTML search template with no names, dates, court or sentence details.
convicted, female - 30 Oct2024Woman in court in the Midlands for drawing down pension of man who would have been 110 years old
Reports a Portlaoise Circuit Court hearing on 29 October 2024 before sentencing. It adds the €271,046.28 total, the €35,000 and €40,000 sums brought to court, the €75,000 paid in total, the amount described as the loss, the defendant's apology, the search findings, and that sentencing is set for 1 November 2024.
accused, Margaret Bergin, 73, female, named, irish (judged from name)Margaret Bergin - 29 Oct2024Woman in court in Laois for drawing down pension of man who would have been 110 years old
Court appearance before sentencing at Portlaoise Circuit Court on 29 October 2024. Adds the sums repaid and outstanding, the defendant's apology and plea for mercy, the defence account of her caring for her father-in-law, the land-sale issue, and the sentencing date.
accused, Margaret Bergin, 73, female, named, irish (judged from name)Margaret Bergin - 14 Jun2024Woman Had Husband Pose As Dead Father-In-Law To Hide 30 years Of Pension Theft, Court Hears
Only the headline is available. The body contains website template code and no details on location, dates, charges or outcome.
accused, femalesuspect, male - 14 Jun2024Woman, 73, to be sentenced in October over pension fraud
Reports a Portlaoise Circuit Court hearing where the judge ordered €35,000 restitution by 21 June, adjourned sentencing to 29 October 2024 and said a custodial sentence would need strong persuasion to avoid. Gives the detection details (2022 gerontologist research, welfare visit, search findings) and the arrest in September 2022.
convicted, Margaret Bergin, 73, female, named, irish (judged from name)Margaret Bergin - 10 Jul2023Woman appears in court in the Midlands following search for Ireland's oldest man
Reports Margaret Bergin's appearance at Portlaoise District Court on 15 sample charges, the DPP's direction for trial on indictment, and the adjournment to 7 September for a Book of Evidence. Also details how the case originated when an amateur gerontologist contacted Aras an Uachtarain about a 110-year-old man in Laois.
accused, Margaret Bergin, 72, female, named, irish (judged from name)Margaret Bergin - 6 Jul2023Woman in court following search for Ireland's oldest man in Laois
Reports the initial court appearance at Portlaoise District Court where the DPP directed the matter be dealt with on indictment in a higher court. Provides background on how the case originated from an amateur gerontologist's enquiry to Aras an Uachtarain about a 110-year-old man in Laois. Case adjourned to 7 September for a Book of Evidence.
accused, Margaret Bergin, 72, female, named, irish (judged from name)Margaret Bergin - 6 Jul2023Court Appearance: Multiple Incidents of Theft, Co. Laois, 6th July 2023
First report of the case; woman in her 70s charged with multiple thefts spanning 1993 to 2023, due in Laois District Court at 10.30am on 6 July 2023.
suspect, 70s, female - 6 Jul2023Elderly woman in the Midlands charged with multiple thefts spanning 30 years
First report of the charges; no details of the individual thefts, no name, and no outcome of the court appearance are given.
accused, 70s, female - 6 Jul2023Woman, 70s, charged in relation to multiple incidents of theft over 30 years
First report; woman in her 70s charged for multiple thefts between 1993 and 2023, arrested May 2022, due at Laois District Court 6 July 2023.
accused, 70s, female - 6 Jul2023Elderly woman charged with multiple thefts spanning 30 years in Laois
First report of the charges; the woman is due in Portlaoise District Court and Gardaí say investigations are ongoing.
suspect, 70s, female