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Data analyst and gambling addict who conned €40k from VHI given two-year suspended sentence

Daragh Kennedy (33) falsified a large number of receipts and received a total of €40,770 from the health insurance company

Isabel Hayes

A data analyst and gambling addict who conned €40,000 from VHI by submitting fake claims from his orthopaedic consultant and psychologist has been given a suspended two-year sentence.

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