A father has been jailed and his wife is awaiting sentencing in a multigenerational insurance claim fraud.
Patrick Lawrence (54), his wife Eileen (52), and sons Tom (24) and John (26), who were children at the time, made personal injury claims for road traffic accidents and falls using false names on dates between 2010 and 2016. The family all have addresses at Moyglas Glade, Lucan in Dublin.
The family instructed solicitors, attended doctors and swore affidavits using the false identities in order to pursue the claims. Most of the claims were unsuccessful but a number were paid out.
The offending came to light after an insurance company hired a private investigator.
Another member of the family, grandmother Winnifred Lawrence (74) was jailed last year for three-and-a-half years with the final 18 months suspended for making similar claims between 2012 and 2014. She had fraudulently received 23,150 after legal expenses for her claims.
Patrick Lawrence pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to deception and attempted deception on dates between 2013 and 2018. Eileen Lawrence pleaded guilty to deception and attempted deception on dates between 2010 and 2016.
Tom Lawrence pleaded guilty to one count of attempted deception in 2016, while his brother John Lawrence pleaded guilty to deception and attempted deception on dates between 2014 and 2016.
Judge Martin Nolan said Patrick Lawrence had his difficulties but he was satisfied that he knew right from wrong. He...
A father has been jailed and his wife is awaiting sentencing in a multigenerational insurance claim fraud. Patrick Lawrence (54), his wife Eileen (52), and sons Tom (24) and John (26), who were ch...