Ireland Named in reporting
Winnifred Lawrence
Born 1950, from the ages reported. 6 reports across 3 cases, 18 Feb 2022 to 14 Mar 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused
- Born
- 1950, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Rape (anal rape), Sexual assault, Fraud (false personal injury insurance claims), Fraud (deception); money laundering
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 6 reports, 18 Feb 2022 to 14 Mar 2025
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, thejournal.ie, dublinlive.ie, rte.ie, irishtimes.com
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Cases
latest first- Father jailed for two years over Dublin family insurance fraud Rape (anal rape)
A Dublin family from Lucan made false personal injury claims for road traffic accidents and falls using false names between 2010 and 2016. Patrick Lawrence, 54, his wife Eileen Lawrence, 52, and their sons Thomas Lawrence, 24, and John Lawrence, 26, were charged with 60 offences of deception and attempted deception. The case came to light after an insurance company hired a private investigator who photographed the family attending medical appointments under false names. At the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in March 2025, Patrick Lawrence was jailed for two years, Thomas and John Lawrence each received one-year suspended sentences, and Eileen Lawrence's sentencing was deferred. Grandmother Winnifred Lawrence, 74, was jailed in 2024 for three and a half years for similar claims.
Sentenced, 14 Mar 2025Convicted, accused · 2 reports - 74-year-old woman jailed for false personal injury insurance claims in Dublin Fraud (false personal injury insurance claims) · Co. Dublin
Winnifred Lawrence, a 74-year-old woman from Clondalkin, Dublin, made six false personal injury insurance claims between September 2012 and May 2014, using her own name and the false name Margaret Mongan, alleging trips and slips in various locations. IPB Insurance flagged the claims to the Garda Economic Crime Bureau, and Lawrence's home and a solicitor's premises were searched under warrant in 2019, when she was also arrested and interviewed four times, denying the allegations. She pleaded guilty to three counts of fraud and was sentenced on 16 May 2024 by Judge Pauline Codd to three-and-a-half years in prison, with the final 18 months suspended. The court noted she had received €28,310 in compensation on the three successful claims and had three previous convictions, including a similar offence.
Sentenced, 16 May 2024Convicted · 3 reports - Dublin solicitor sent for trial on deception and money laundering charges Fraud (deception); money laundering · Co. Dublin
Thomas Quigley, 74, a Dublin solicitor, is accused of inducing several insurance companies to compensate co-accused Winnifred Lawrence, 72, for personal injuries claimed under false identities between 2012 and 2014. Following an investigation by the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau, Quigley faces 10 charges comprising six counts of deception and four counts of money laundering. In May 2022, Lawrence was returned for trial on connected charges, and three other people are also before the courts on related offences. On 29 July 2022, Quigley appeared at Dublin District Court, where Judge Kelly sent him forward for trial to the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, with his next hearing set for 7 October.
In court, 29 Jul 2022Accused · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Winnifred Lawrence, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 14 Mar2025Father jailed and wife to be sentenced over family insurance fraudconvicted, Winnifred Lawrence, 74, female, named, irish (judged from name)Winnifred Lawrence
- 16 May2024Woman (74) jailed for making six false personal injury claims worth over €28,000convicted, Winnifred Lawrence, 74, female, named, irish (judged from name)Winnifred Lawrence
- 16 May2024Grandmother, 74, jailed over €28,000 false 'trip and slip' insurance claimsconvicted, Winnifred Lawrence, 74, female, named, irish (judged from name)Winnifred Lawrence
- 16 May2024Grandmother, 74, jailed over €28,000 insurance fraudconvicted, Winnifred Lawrence, 74, female, named, irish (judged from name)Winnifred Lawrence
- 29 Jul2022Dublin solicitor sent forward for trial accused of multiple insurance fraudsaccused, Winnifred Lawrence, 72, female, named, irish (judged from name)Winnifred Lawrence
- 18 Feb2022Four members of Dublin family face fraud trialaccused, Winnifred Lawrence, 72, female, named, irish (judged from name)Winnifred Lawrence
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