Man lived under false name for eight years Chinese national who used false name was ‘model citizen in all but name’, court hears
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A Chinese national who lived under a false name for eight years after buying another person’s birth certificate was “a model citizen in all but name”, a court has heard.
Wenzi Wang (38) first came to this country in 2002 on a student visa, but after his visa had expired he obtained a legitimate Northern Irish birth certificate belonging to another person and used it to obtain an Irish passport in the name Sau Kee Lee.
Chinese national who lived under a false name for eight years to be sentenced later
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A Chinese national who lived under a false name for eight years after buying another person s birth certificate was “a model citizen in all but name”, a court has heard.
Wenzi Wang (38) first came to this country in 2002 on a student visa, but after his visa had expired he obtained a legitimate Northern Irish birth certificate belonging to another person and used it to obtain an Irish passport in the name Sau Kee Lee.
Wang went on to obtain a driving licence, a taxi licence, a Public Service Card and a mortgage all under this false name.
LMFM Judge Martin Nolan said he intended to making an order for 240 hours of community service in lieu of two-and-a-half years imprisonment
The owner of a chain of pharmacies may receive community service for fraudulently obtaining payments from the HSE’s Primary Care Reimbursement Service.
55-year-old John Corr of Vergemount Hall, Clonskeagh, was the owner of five pharmacies which made duplicate claims for reimbursement from the scheme.
He pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to seven counts of dishonestly inducing the HSE scheme to make a reimbursement at locations in Dublin and Louth on dates between July 15th and July 30th, 2016.
Updated / Tuesday, 20 Apr 2021
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A number of sentences due to be dealt with at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court had to be adjourned
A Circuit Court judge has said he will start handing down indicative sentences, which will be formally given at a later date, due to the ongoing prison officers industrial action.
A number of sentences due to be dealt with at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court this morning had to be adjourned after prison officers failed to arrive at court by 1pm.
The Prison Officers Association has directed all prison officers to adhere strictly to their duties in the prisons, in what is effectively a withdrawal of goodwill by staff in a row over when officers will be vaccinated against Covid-19.
Indicative sentences to be handed down amid ongoing prison officers industrial action
Eight sentences due to be heard today have been adjourned to later this month. By Isabel Hayes Tuesday 20 Apr 2021, 4:10 PM 6 hours ago 10,699 Views 0 Comments
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A CIRCUIT COURT judge has said he will start handing down indicative sentences which will be formally given at a later date, due to the ongoing prison officers’ industrial action.
A number of sentences due to be dealt with at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court this morning had to be adjourned after prison officers failed to arrive at court by 1pm.