![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “A hard working and no doubt devoted wife, mother, home maker and church goer on the one hand but who was unfortunately at the same time, unknown to anyone, a skilled, persistent and accomplished fraudster and thief and who had only in December 2019 had the true extent of that double life revealed,” said the judge. Judge Devlin told the fraudster, who showed little to no emotion as she was jailed, while he noted “with some concern” that her children had been affected “however, and most regrettably, there maybe be something of an inevitably in that” given the fact that Smyth had “for many years, chose to live effectively a double life”. Three men arrested by police investigating attempted murder of PSNI officerĭespite stealing and defrauding the car sales company of more than £3,000 every month for 11 and-a-half-years, the Antrim Crown Court judge revealed Smyth had even asked her manager for a pay rise in the midst of her “not unsophisticated frauds,” a step which he said “demonstrates your insatiable level of greed.” He further revealed that unlike other fraud offences, there was nothing in Smyth’s life such as drug or alcohol addiction, gambling debts, or mental health issues to motivate or necessitate stealing such “vast amounts” of cash. ![]()
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