Druggies scum
GardaĆ arrest man for alleged ā¬500,000 old age pension fraud spanning 33 years
Detectives believe suspect collecting fatherās pension since he died in 1987
Barry Roche
GardaĆ in Cork have arrested a 57-year-old man for questioning about a ā¬500,000 old-age pension fraud after he continued collecting payments every week for both his deceased parents for about 30 years.
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection officials became suspicious when the man was asked to produce proof his father was alive in order to qualify for the Centenarianās Bounty.
The Centenarianās Bounty involves a 100-year-old receiving a payment of ā¬2,540 and congratulatory letter signed by President Michael D Higgins on their birthday once the department is satisfied about the veracity of the claim.
Post office
Detectives arrested the man from Corkās northside just after 9am yesterday when he went to collect the pension payments for both his dead father and mother at the general post office on Oliver Plunkett Street in Cork city centre.
The man was arrested and brought for questioning to the Bridewell Garda station, where he was detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act which allows gardaĆ hold suspects for up to 24 hours.
GardaĆ believe the man continued collecting his fatherās pension every week at the GPO after the pensioner died in 1987 and that he similarly continued collecting his motherās pension after she died some years later.
GardaĆ believe the man collected approximately ā¬520,000 in total in the pension fraud which, stretching back some 33 years, is believed to be one of the longest of its kind ever uncovered.
Manās arrest
The manās arrest follows a joint investigation by An Garda SĆochĆ”na and the department, which notified gardaĆ of suspicions about the manās claims.
GardaĆ and department officials carried out a follow-up search of the manās family home on the northside of Cork yesterday and seized some ā¬9,800 in cash, which they believe are the proceeds of his suspected fraud.
Det Insp Danny Coholan of Anglesea Street Garda station said: āGardaĆ and the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection have a long standing relationship which aims to target those who attempt to defraud the State.ā
Three years ago, a Dublin man was jailed for 18 months after he admitted stealing almost ā¬160,000 in benefits.
Brian Bobey from Walkinstown Parade in Dublin began claiming his motherās pension after her death in May 1997 and was only caught in October 2013 when the then Department of Social Welfare began an investigation.
Mr Bobey, then aged 64, offered to repay the money at a rate of ā¬50 a week but Judge Patricia Ryan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court jailed him for 18 months after hearing it would take him 63 years to repay the debt at such a rate.
Apparently thereās a hostage situation in Kanturk. Family issues 3 dead Apparently and press black-out as on going
Coast Guard chopper from Dublin was that side earlierā¦
2 deaths I was told , father v 2 sons , by all accounts its true
A land/will row by all accounts
Mental health issues all over the country and we can expect more of the same upcoming as a lot of folk are suffering seriously atm ref COVID , ppl have been bating drink n drugs into them much more during COVID than before
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Donāt know tbh got the Garda media blackout screenshot an hour back
I wouldnāt expect you to know, but go handy with your theories in the meantime
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I heard 3 dead and it was a son how shot the other then himself the mother was found in a field alive. But thatās all whats app rumours, the lockdown is sending mentally unstable people over the edge. Very sad
Land and right of ways cause some hassle terrible it came to this if true
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This shite happened before any lockdown. Fuck off worh your shite
Iāve not got any theories ref this only fact
Anyone who shoots another family member over anything has obviously got mental health issues, I didnāt mention anything else and wonāt , I was generalising ref COVID, the whole lockdown and itās adverse affects mentally on folk and not helped by drink/ drugs
Iām speculating but thanks for your tuppence
Youāre a screaming Nuala
No excuse for it whatever the reason NONE
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You have no facts about this story, or any qualifications in that area, no more than the rest of us. You should stop floating your theories in the meantime
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This is more of it
Blaming this on Covid mental health issues is not in the least bit helpful, it doesnāt even seem to fit the argument in this case in any way, people have suffered from these issues forever
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Its Brenda, or Karen get it right.
Thatās true but I wasnāt blaming just COVID itās obviously mental health issues