Gardai probe Revenue officials over tax scam

[sharper]

independent.ie/national-news/gardai-probe-revenue-officials-over-tax-scam-2480317.html

One former employee being investigated by the gardai – a woman in her 20s – admitted falsifying receipts so that friends, her boyfriend and his family could claim refunds for non-existent medical conditions and college fees.

She changed records and gave herself extra tax credits, resulting in a loss to the Exchequer of €6,818.

The files show some staff have simply snooped – but others have passed details to third parties or changed records.

[Rimbaud]

Among the activities she also admitted to during the investigation were:

* Changing her own tax record to falsely claim tax relief for tuition fees, retirement annuity and medical expenses.
* Processing her boyfriend's claims for six years from 2002 so he could claim for pension relief, tuition fees, mortgage interest relief and medical expenses. She took genuine receipts from other taxpayers' claims and altered them to support the false claims.
* Making false claims for retirement annuity (RAC) for her boyfriend's father, and 'topping up' his medical claims.
* Falsified tax claims for friend and former Revenue employee totally €15,760.
* Used falsified dental receipts totalling €7,800 to claim tax relief for someone known to her.

independent.ie/national-news … 80280.html

I love this next bit…

She apologised for her **errors **and said she loved her job.

[ray]

Any word on the Ivor Callelly case

[mr_anderson]

One former employee being investigated by the gardai – a woman in her 20s – admitted falsifying receipts so that friends, her boyfriend and his family could claim refunds for non-existent medical conditions and college fees.

Reminds me of an old Porrige episiode …

[honeysuckle]

She and others like her should be hunted down and punished in the same manner as Fingleton, Seanie and all those developers mentioned in that Prime Time Special .