Ireland Named in reporting
Nikiwe Dube
Born 1982, from the ages reported. 2 reports across 1 case, 5 Aug 2022 to 26 Jul 2023
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused
- Born
- 1982, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Fraud (using false instruments and deception)
- Where
- Co. Louth
- Reporting
- 2 reports, 5 Aug 2022 to 26 Jul 2023
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com
Cases
latest first- Zimbabwe-born man jailed for fraud over forged psychologist qualifications in Dublin Fraud (using false instruments and deception) · Co. Louth
Nikiwe Dube, a Zimbabwe-born man, used forged University of Zimbabwe degrees and false documents to secure employment as a child psychologist at Gateway Residential Care in Sligo from November 2019 to November 2021, receiving €172,000 in wages and expenses. He was also put forward for a senior post by TTM Healthcare in February 2022 and induced the HSE to give him an interview. Gardaí arrested him in Drogheda in August 2022 after searching his home and recovering forged papers. He pleaded guilty to four charges of using a false instrument and two counts of deception, and was sentenced to four years' imprisonment in July 2023, backdated to 5 August 2022.
Sentenced, 26 Jul 2023Convicted, accused · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Nikiwe Dube, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 26 Jul2023Man who used false documents to get child psychologist job and live ‘fake life’ jailed for four yearsconvicted, Nikiwe Dube, 41, male, namedNikiwe Dube
- 5 Aug2022Therapist working in Dublin ‘forged’ professional qualifications, court toldaccused, Nikiwe Dube, 39, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Nikiwe Dube
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