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07/06/2012
Convicted Solicitor Alleges He Committed Fraud 'Under Threat'
Former solicitor, David O’Shea, has been remanded in custody until sentencing next week for 26 couts of fraudulently taking money.
A court heard how the 44-year-old was alleged under threat infamous lawyer Giovanni Di Stefano when he defrauded his clients and company of €310,000.
O'Shea, of Parkmore Drive, Terenure, was formerly a partner in O'Donovan's Solicitors, of Capel Street, Dublin.
He pleaded guilty to fraudulently accessing client accounts for sums ranging from €400 to over €250,000 between 2002 and 2008.
O'Shea claimed that he had been threatened by Mr Di Stefano. He said he tried to borrow the money from a bank to pay the lawyer but when that failed he used €82,750, which was meant to cover the stamp duty on a client's property.
Mr Di Stefano is a well-known international lawyer, whose previous clients include convicted drug dealer John Gilligan and the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
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A court heard how the 44-year-old was alleged under threat infamous lawyer Giovanni Di Stefano when he defrauded his clients and company of €310,000.
O'Shea, of Parkmore Drive, Terenure, was formerly a partner in O'Donovan's Solicitors, of Capel Street, Dublin.
He pleaded guilty to fraudulently accessing client accounts for sums ranging from €400 to over €250,000 between 2002 and 2008.
O'Shea claimed that he had been threatened by Mr Di Stefano. He said he tried to borrow the money from a bank to pay the lawyer but when that failed he used €82,750, which was meant to cover the stamp duty on a client's property.
Mr Di Stefano is a well-known international lawyer, whose previous clients include convicted drug dealer John Gilligan and the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
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