Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Christine Coulson

1 report across 1 case, 8 May 2025 to 8 May 2025

Victim: Christine Coulson, personChristine Coulson

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Offences
Identity fraud (attempted)
Where
Co. Leitrim
Reporting
1 report, 8 May 2025 to 8 May 2025
Outlets
leitrimobserver.ie

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
The email went on to state that Christine with email "leitrimanimal@gmail.com has claimed to work or volunteer for Leitrim Animal Welfare so they can access benefits that Google gives to good causes. We'd like your help confirming whether this is true."
The email went on to state that Christine with email "[email protected] has claimed to work or volunteer for Leitrim Animal Welfare so they can access benefits that Google gives to good causes. We'd like your help confirming whether this is true."
Photocredit not given by the outletvia leitrimobserver.ie, 8 May 2025

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Cases

latest first
  • Leitrim animal welfare charity reports attempted identity fraud Identity fraud (attempted) · Co. Leitrim

    Leitrim Animal Welfare, an animal welfare centre in County Leitrim, reported an attempted identity fraud in which a person used the name of its late founder, Christine Coulson, to seek non-profit benefits through Goodstack. The charity was alerted by an email from Goodstack asking it to confirm whether a person claiming to volunteer for it was genuine. The incident date is not given in the reporting, and the suspect is not identified. The charity contacted gardaí, and the matter is under investigation, with no arrest or charge reported as of the latest article on 8 May 2025.

    Reported, 8 May 2025Victim · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming Christine Coulson, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 8 May2025
    Reportedleitrimobserver.ie, in Leitrim animal welfare charity reports attempted identity fraud
    Leitrim animal welfare centre reports ‘serious case of identity theft’
    victim, Christine CoulsonChristine Coulson

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