A FATHER of four who lied to an insurance company and defrauded it of almost €13,000 was sentenced when he appeared before the last sitting of Carlow Circuit Court.
John Gaule, 11 Inis Gardens, Leighlinbridge had pleaded guilty to a charge of deception in Carlow Circuit Court in November, with the case to be finalised during the March sessions. The charge is related to Mr Gaule defrauding €12,815 from his insurance company, AIG, between 1-18 April 2018.
Judge Eugene O’Kelly recalled that 48-year-old Mr Gaule had lied to the insurance company about the amount of finance he had owed on his car loan, knowing that he really owed over €17,000 but telling them it was far less so that he could keep the balance. Judge O’Kelly noted that it took six court appearances by the…