Ireland Named in reporting
Janet Agbontaen
Born between January 1966 and January 1967, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 26 Jan 2022 to 26 Jan 2022
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between January 1966 and January 1967, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Nigerian, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Theft (welfare fraud); giving false information; fraudulently obtaining a driving licence
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 1 report, 26 Jan 2022 to 26 Jan 2022
- Outlets
- extra.ie
Cases
latest first- Mother jailed for two years over €100,000 welfare fraud in Dublin Theft (welfare fraud); giving false information; fraudulently obtaining a driving licence · Co. Dublin
Janet Agbontaen, a 55-year-old Nigerian woman and mother of four, pleaded guilty to fraudulently claiming more than €100,000 in child welfare and single-parent benefits between October 2002 and April 2008. She arrived in Dublin in 2001 under a false identity claiming to be from Sierra Leone, and for eight years lived under two identities. She also pleaded guilty to giving false information to a births registrar and fraudulently obtaining a driving licence in 2002. Her lawyers told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court she was under the control of a violent husband when she committed the offences. She was sentenced to two years in jail on 26 January 2022.
Sentenced, 26 Jan 2022Convicted · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Janet Agbontaen, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 26 Jan2022Mother jailed for two years over €100,000 welfare fraud - Extra.ieconvicted, Janet Agbontaen, 55, female, Nigerian, named, non-irishJanet Agbontaen
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