Samantha Cookes has been sentenced to three years in prison after being found guilty of stealing more than €60,000 from the State. She was charged with deception and theft for falsely claiming to have a degenerative neurological disease to receive social welfare benefits. During her sentencing at Tralee Circuit Criminal Court, Judge Ronan Munro pointed out that Cookes took advantage of people's compassion, as she deliberately chose to impersonate a seriously ill individual.
Fraudster Samantha Cookes has been sentenced to three years in jail for deception and theft charges for stealing over €60,000 from the State by pretending to have an illness.
Judge Ronan Munro stated that Cookes exploited the 'natural goodness' in people through her deceit, choosing to falsely present herself as suffering from a neurological disease.
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