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Post Office worker who skimmed pension money avoids jail
Summary
Imelda Hanlon, 36, stole €18,752 from ten elderly pensioners over four years while working part‑time at her mother's post office in Oak Court Grove, Palmerstown. She targeted old‑age pension payments, taking small amounts each time customers collected their money and keeping the rest for herself. The thefts were uncovered in 2014 when An Post investigated unusual transactions; Hanlon admitted the crimes, repaid the victims and the company. She used some of the proceeds to pay her mortgage and to support her partner's children, hoping to strengthen their relationship. In Dublin Circuit Criminal Court she pleaded guilty to ten counts of theft out of an 81‑count indictment. Judge Martin Nolan sentenced her to two years, suspended on strict conditions, and noted the seriousness of the offence against a vulnerable community. No prison term was imposed.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Post Office worker who skimmed pension money avoids jail. Charges or matters: ten sample counts of theft, from an 81 count indictment, at Chapelizod Post Office between 2010 and 2014. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- 2010 and 2014 Other
- 2016-12-09 Publication
Why: She targeted old age pension payments because the post office system allows pensioners to let them build up before collecting them. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: ten sample counts of theft, from an 81 count indictment, at Chapelizod Post Office between 2010 and 2014 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He imposed a two-year sentence on Hanlon, which he suspended on strict conditions.
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