Updated: 9:19, 9 May 2021
A DISGRACED solicitor who faces jail over a €120,000 social welfare scam last night told us: “The Kinahans will kill me in prison.”
Herbert Kilcline, 60, is due to begin his time behind bars next Thursday after he was convicted of fraudulently claiming payments.
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He was hit with a three-year sentence, with the final year and three months suspended, by a judge at a trial last week.
But Kilcline, from Rathmines in south Dublin, fears he will be targeted in prison because of his decision to make a witness statement against Kinahan cartel associate Alan Wilson, 39.
A man who smashed the windscreen of a patrol car and later punched a garda in the face has been jailed for 16 months. Thomas Doyle (26) was spotted by Garda Joh.
Solicitor faces jail term over €120,000 social welfare fraud
Herbert Kilcline (60) said he felt entitled to the payments after being excluded from compensation made to victims of Thalidomide. By Fiona Ferguson and Declan Brennan Thursday 6 May 2021, 5:13 PM Thu 5:13 PM 89,074 Views 0 Comments
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A SOLICITOR IMPACTED by the effects of the drug Thalidomide who fraudulently claimed over €120,000 in social welfare payments will begin a jail term next week.
Herbert Kilcline (60) told gardaí after the fraud came to light that he felt he was entitled to the payments because he had been excluded from compensatory payments made to victims of birth defects caused by the Thalidomide drug. He has since repaid the money in full.
Solicitor faces jail term for social welfare fraud
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A solicitor impacted by the effects of the drug Thalidomide who fraudulently claimed over €120,000 in social welfare payments will begin a jail term next week.
Herbert Kilcline (60) told gardaí after the fraud came to light that he felt he was entitled to the payments because he had been excluded from compensatory payments made to victims of birth defects caused by the Thalidomide drug. He has since repaid the money in full.
Kilcline told gardai: “I admit it was wrong, no matter how aggrieved I felt. It wasn t the right way to deal with my grievance.”.