A pair enjoyed pricey meals and bolted when it was time to pay. Their dine and dash ended in jail
A Welsh couple who dined out on pricey meals and then bolted when the bill came is now paying the price
By Brian Melley
Published - May 30, 2024, 02:59 PM ET
Last Updated - May 30, 2024, 02:59 PM EDT
LONDON (AP) — A Welsh couple who dined out on pricey meals and bolted when the bill came is now paying the price — behind bars.
Bernard and Ann McDonagh were sentenced to prison on Wednesday for fraud after running up tabs they didn't pay for, including three-course meals, the finest cuts of meat and double portions of dessert.
Judge Paul Thomas said in Swansea Crown Court that their dine and dash spree was driven by “pure and utter greed.”
“You were not going to these places to feed you and your family, it was criminality for criminality’s sake — to see if you could get away with it,” he said. “I have no doubt, apart from the greed element, you had got a buzz out of what you were able to get away with.”
