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12/06/2012
Three And A Half Years For Solicitor Who Defrauded €750,000
Former solicitor David O’Shea has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for theft and fraud offences totalling over €750,000.
O’Shea from Parkmore Drive in Terenure stole over €450,000 from clients' accounts to buy cars, pay his credit card, pay for property transactions, pay a horse trainer and to give to other people. He also fraudulently used another €327,000.
The offences took place over a six-year period and as a result the company he worked for - O’Donovan Solicitors - closed down. Five people lost their jobs and the two partners could no longer work as solicitors.
Judge Mary Ellen Ring said this was not a one-off offence and that he had abused his position of trust.
He was sentenced to four years in prison, with the last six months suspended.
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O’Shea from Parkmore Drive in Terenure stole over €450,000 from clients' accounts to buy cars, pay his credit card, pay for property transactions, pay a horse trainer and to give to other people. He also fraudulently used another €327,000.
The offences took place over a six-year period and as a result the company he worked for - O’Donovan Solicitors - closed down. Five people lost their jobs and the two partners could no longer work as solicitors.
Judge Mary Ellen Ring said this was not a one-off offence and that he had abused his position of trust.
He was sentenced to four years in prison, with the last six months suspended.
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