Irish woman sentenced to community service for stealing €56,000 from her dead mother's pension fund.

A 49-year-old Irish woman, Tracy Kelliher, has been ordered to do 120 hours of community service for stealing €56,000 from her late mother's pension fund. Her mother, a retired teacher, died in 2014, but Kelliher did not notify the Department of Education, leading to continued payments until 2016. Kelliher admitted guilt and said she used the money to cover funeral and personal expenses. The judge noted this was not a victimless crime, affecting pensioners and taxpayers, but suspended a prison sentence due to Kelliher's lack of prior convictions and low risk of re-offending.

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