EXCLUSIVE: Criminals choosing prison over paying Longford court fines
Hundreds of thousands of euro going uncollected, figures show
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People are “milking” Longford s judicial system by openly choosing to go to prison rather than pay court imposed fines, a special Leader investigation has found.
According to a series of documents released to this newspaper, hundreds of thousands of euro are going unpaid each year with over two thirds of monetary sanctions issued at Longford District Court level yet to be recouped.
In the 25 months, from October 1, 2018 to October 31, 2020; 2,041 fines have been issued at Longford Courts resulting in sums totalling €537,985.13.