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Man arrested in Cork city by gardaí investigating alleged insurance fraud
A file has already been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
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A file has already been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The government has pledged to introduce a new statutory offence of perjury as part of efforts to reduce insurance fraud and costs to customers.
Members of the insurance industry have claimed that fraud is part of the reason for high premium costs.
Judge Jacqueline Linnane was dismissing €300,000 in whiplash claims.
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said customers are being ‘fleeced’ by insurance providers.
Authorities managed to pick up the hand and have it sewed back on in time.
Some of the items he claimed were stolen, including a marble fireplace, were later found at his family home in Co Meath.
Ireland is also a popular target for ‘fraud tourism’ due to high compensation payouts.
The €38,000 scam was thrown out yesterday.
Twenty people have now been arrested in connection with Operation Nascar.
Fraudsters pushing up the cost of premiums, Brokers Federation tells TheJournal.ie.