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Ex-Fine Gael Councillor Jailed for €172,000 Theft From Mental-Health Housing Charity

Court heard he routed 58 cheques through 32 bank accounts, with proceeds spent on escorts, drugs.

Overview

  • He was sentenced to two years and nine months at Trim Circuit Court.
  • Prosecutors said €172,000 was stolen from Navan Mental Health Housing Association in 2019 and 2020.
  • He pleaded guilty to nine sample theft charges after earlier admitting two counts.
  • The thefts involved 58 cheques made out to 33 individuals and lodged across 22 branches, with amounts from €700 to €6,000 totaling €172,120.
  • Evidence presented in court included claims that the money paid for male escorts from South America and drugs such as liquid ecstasy, crystal meth and cocaine, plus a phone video showing him smoking a crack pipe.