A man who impersonated an immigration officer and “duped” people who wished to become naturalised citizens out of €71,000 has been jailed for three years.
Alan Cloake, 47, convinced 10 people to give him thousands of euro under the pretence that he was in a position to obtain legitimate citizenship for them for a fee.
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that the fraudulently-obtained money was spent either on gambling or was “frittered away” on hotels.
