Man charged for fraud

A man is due to appear before the courts next week in relation to social welfare fraud in Cork.

Gardaí arrested and charged a man in relation to social welfare fraud in 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 5 October 2020.

A spokesperson for An Garda Síochána said: “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 11 May.

He is due to appear before Cork City District Court on 18 May.