Ireland Man (72) faces sentencing over false Irish passport applications in Cork
Randolph Parker, a 72-year-old US man, applied for a false Irish passport in the name of Geoffrey Warbrook on June 7th, 2022, while living on a houseboat in Amsterdam. On September 14th, 2023, he went to the passport office in Cork to collect it, and gardaí identified him after sending his fingerprints to the FBI. He pleaded guilty to four counts of providing false information to obtain Irish passports and to possessing a false Irish driving licence, and appeared at Cork Circuit Criminal Court for a sentencing hearing on April 12th, 2024. Judge Jonathan Dunphy reserved penalty and remanded Parker in continuing custody for sentence on April 22nd.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court12 Apr
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Randolph Parker, a 72-year-old US man, faces sentencing for providing false information to obtain Irish passports and possessing a false Irish driving licence.
- Where
- Parker was living on a houseboat in Amsterdam when he applied for the false Irish passport.
- The passport office where Parker collected the passport is in Cork.
- When
- Parker applied for a passport in the name of Geoffrey Warbrook on June 7th, 2022.
- Parker went to the passport office in Cork on September 14th, 2023 to collect the passport.
- Weapon
- No weapon is mentioned in the case.
- Investigation
- Gardaí identified Parker by sending his fingerprints to the FBI through the US embassy, and the FBI confirmed his identity.
- Det Garda Padraig Hanley outlined the background to the investigation that led to Parker's arrest.
- Charges
- Parker pleaded guilty to four counts of providing false information to obtain Irish passports and to possessing a false Irish driving licence.
- In court
- Parker appeared at Cork Circuit Criminal Court for a sentencing hearing on April 12th, 2024.
- Sentence
- Judge Jonathan Dunphy reserved penalty and remanded Parker in continuing custody for sentence on April 22nd.
- Other details
- Gardaí could find no previous convictions for Parker, though the FBI confirmed he was arrested in Michigan in 1970.
- The passports were applied for in the names of two dead infants, which one report describes as a dead Irish child.
8 statements extracted from the articles
- whereParker was living on a houseboat in Amsterdam when he applied for a false Irish passport. (irishtimes.com)
- whenParker went to the passport office in Cork on September 14th, 2023 to collect a passport applied for in the name of Geoffrey Warbrook. (irishtimes.com)
- whenParker applied for a false passport in the name of Geoffrey Warbrook on June 7th, 2022. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí identified Parker after sending his fingerprints to the FBI. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeParker pleaded guilty to four counts of providing false information to obtain Irish passports and to possessing a false Irish driving licence. (irishtimes.com)
- courtParker appeared at Cork Circuit Criminal Court for a sentencing hearing. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe judge reserved decision on penalty and remanded Parker in continuing custody for sentence on April 22nd. (irishtimes.com)
- otherParker had no previous convictions that gardaí could find. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 12 Apr2024Man (72) applied for a fake Irish passport in name of a dead child, court hears
Sentencing hearing at Cork Circuit Criminal Court. Judge Jonathan Dunphy reserved penalty and remanded Parker in custody to April 22nd. Gardaí identified him through fingerprints sent to the FBI after he collected a passport in Cork in September 2023.
convicted, Randolph Parker, 72, male, namedRandolph Parker