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Social Welfare Fraud in Co Cork - Man Arrested and Charged 13th May 2021

Gardaí have arrested and charged a man in relation to social welfare fraud in Co Cork during 2020.

As part of an investigation into suspected fraudulent claims, Gardaí attached to the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection arrested a man, aged in his 20s, in Cork city on October 5, 2020.

The man is believed to have made fraudulent claims of over €8,000.

The man was released and a file was prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). Following receipt of directions from the DPP, the man was re-arrested and charged on May 11, 2021.

He is due to appear before Cork City District Court on May 18, 2021 at 10.30am.