Woman in the Midlands gets two five month prison sentences for fraud

A woman who used her sister’s name when arrested by gardaí was handed two five month prison sentences at last week’s sitting of Longford District Court.

Alannah Tully (26), with an address at 4 Camlin Mews, faced four charges. As well as the charges of fraud in relation to signing a bail bond in her sister’s name, she also faced theft charges.

Ms Tully, who has 63 previous convictions, was caught shoplifting in Tesco, Longford on June 24th last.

Her solicitor, John Quinn, told the court that his client is “trying to clear up matters and wipe the slate clean.”

“She is a young lady who hopes to get her act together. She wants to come out of prison clean,” Mr Quinn added.

Summing up the case, Judge Bernadette Owens said that “the defendant gets credit for pleading guilty.”

“However, she has a significant number of convictions. More seriously, she presented herself as her sister when she signed a bail bond,” Judge Owens added.

Ms Tully faced a charge of, by deception, inducing Garda Rachel Carlin to do an act, to wit, signing a bail bond, in the name of Keeligh Tully, to appear before Longford District Court, on July 9. That charge was contrary to Section 6 of the Theft and Fraud Offences Act 2001.

Judge Owens sentenced the defendant to five months imprisonment on the charge, to run concurrently.

The second charge was that the defendant did dishonestly, by deception, induce Garda Rachel Carlin, to do an act, to wit, take from you a memo of interview, after caution, in the name of Keeligh Tully, of 2 Ard Alainn, Longford, in relation to thefts committed at Tesco, Longford on June 25, 2024.

That offence was contrary to Section 6 of Theft and Fraud Offences Act 2001.

Judge Owens sentenced Ms Tully to a five month prison sentence, on that charge, to run concurrently.