Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted, accused

Born

Between March 1970 and February 1971, from the ages reported

Nationality

Irish, as stated in a report

Offences

Fraud

Where

Co. Louth

Reporting

2 reports, 10 Feb 2023 to 29 Feb 2024

Outlets

dundalkdemocrat.ie

• Pastor sentenced for social welfare fraud in Louth Fraud · Co. Louth

  Christian Bona, a 53-year-old naturalised Irish citizen and pastor in Drogheda, obtained €29,000 in social welfare payments while absent from the State between March 2015 and July 2016, taking 30 flights within Europe. The fraud was discovered when one of his brothers attempted to sign-on in his name at Ardee civic offices while he was out of the country, and CCTV showed his two brothers collecting payments in his name. He was originally charged with 56 counts of theft of job seekers allowance and pleaded guilty to 10 sample counts at Dundalk Circuit Court. In February 2024, Judge Dara Hayes sentenced him to two years and three months, suspended for five years, with €19,893 still outstanding in repayments.

  Sentenced, 29 Feb 2024Convicted, accused · 2 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 29 Feb2024
   Sentenceddundalkdemocrat.ie, in Pastor sentenced for social welfare fraud in Louth

   Dundalk court: Church pastor found guilty of fraud

   convicted, Christian Bona, 53, male, named, non-irish (judged from name; reported as Irish)Christian Bona♂53
2. 10 Feb2023
   In courtdundalkdemocrat.ie, in Pastor sentenced for social welfare fraud in Louth

   Pastor stole social welfare payments, Dundalk court heard

   accused, Christian Bona, male, named, non-irish (judged from name; reported as Irish)Christian Bona♂

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