Ireland Crime

Named as

Accused

Born

1979, from the ages reported

Offences

Deception (obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Payment by deception)

Where

Co. Longford

Reporting

6 reports, 18 Feb 2022 to 18 Sep 2022

Outlets

offalyexpress.ie, longfordleader.ie, leinsterexpress.ie

• Car dealer convicted of PUP fraud in Longford Deception (obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Payment by deception) · Co. Longford

  John Alex Kane, 47, a car dealer from Granard, Co Longford, his wife Lucy Pinfold, 43, and his brother Seamus Kane, 52, were charged in February 2022 with obtaining Pandemic Unemployment Payment from the State by deception, having claimed to be employees of a company that had dissolved two years earlier. The three pleaded not guilty at Longford District Court in September 2022, with the DPP treating each case separately. In February 2023, Alex Kane was convicted of three counts of PUP fraud totalling €2,653 and fined €250 on each count. The cases of Pinfold and Seamus Kane remain pending.

  Sentenced, 15 Feb 2023Accused · 6 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 18 Sep2022
   In courtoffalyexpress.ie, in Car dealer convicted of PUP fraud in Longford

   Car dealer in Midlands subject of €4.9m tax judgement, wife and brother plead not guilty to multiple counts of PUP fraud

   accused, Lucy Pinfold, 43, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lucy Pinfold♀43IE
2. 17 Sep2022
   In courtlongfordleader.ie, in Car dealer convicted of PUP fraud in Longford

   Longford car dealer subject of €4.9m tax judgement, wife and brother plead not guilty to multiple counts of PUP fraud

   accused, Lucy Pinfold, 43, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lucy Pinfold♀43IE
3. 8 Jun2022
   In courtlongfordleader.ie, in Car dealer convicted of PUP fraud in Longford

   Longford trio on PUP fraud charges to learn fate

   accused, Lucy Pinfold, 42, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lucy Pinfold♀42IE
4. 21 Feb2022
   In courtleinsterexpress.ie, in Car dealer convicted of PUP fraud in Longford

   Midlands car dealer, wife and brother charged with alleged PUP fraud

   accused, Lucy Pinfold, 42, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lucy Pinfold♀42IE
5. 19 Feb2022
   Chargedoffalyexpress.ie, in Car dealer convicted of PUP fraud in Longford

   Midlands car dealer, wife and brother charged with alleged PUP fraud

   accused, Lucy Pinfold, 42, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lucy Pinfold♀42IE
6. 18 Feb2022
   In courtlongfordleader.ie, in Car dealer convicted of PUP fraud in Longford

   Longford car dealer, wife and brother charged with alleged PUP fraud

   accused, Lucy Pinfold, 42, female, named, irish (judged from name)Lucy Pinfold♀42IE

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