Article: Appeal against [euro]750,000 cancer fraud dismissed

THE COURT of Criminal Appeal has dismissed an appeal by a consultant surgeon and his wife against their convictions for defrauding insurance companies of almost [euro]750,000 through a false breast cancer claim.

The court, with Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns presiding and sitting with Mr Justice Declan Budd and Mr Justice Michael Hanna, yesterday upheld the convictions of Emad and Gehan Massoud.

Dr Emad Massoud (53), Woodview, Brownstown, Ratoath, Co Meath and his wife, Gehan Massoud (46) a nurse, both originally from Alexandria in Egypt, were convicted in March 2008 by a jury at Dublin Circuit Court.

Emad Massoud was jailed for four years, while Gehan Massoud received a three-year suspended ...

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