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2025-02-13 · Dublin
A second jury failed to reach a verdict in the trial of Ciara Kelleher (53), the former senior portfolio relationship manager of Custom House Capital Ltd (CHC), who was accused of conspiring with others to defraud investors, clients, and customers of CHC by intentionally misleading them as to where or how their assets had been placed between…
2023-05-10 · Dublin
Four men are to be sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for their roles in a multi-million euro investment fraud involving Custom House Capital Ltd (CHC) between October 2008 and July 2011. Former CEO Harry Cassidy, former Head of Private Clients John Whyte, and former Head of Finance Paul Lavery pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud…
2023-04-21 · Dublin
At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Judge Orla Crowe adjourned the sentencing of four men until May 12, remanding them on the same terms. The defendants, former CHC CEO Harry Cassidy, John Whyte, Paul Lavery, and John Mulholland, pleaded guilty to charges including conspiring to defraud investors and clients of Custom House Capital Ltd (CHC) by…
2023-03-08 · Dublin
Four senior executives of Custom House Capital are scheduled for sentencing at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on April 21 before Judge Orla Crowe. Former CEO Harry Cassidy, former head of private clients John Whyte, and head of finance Paul Lavery pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to defraud investors and clients by intentionally misleading…
2023-03-01 · Dublin
Four senior executives of Custom House Capital have been directed to appear before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 8 March following guilty pleas to fraud-related charges. Between October 2022 and January 2023, former chief executive Harry Cassidy, former head of private clients John Whyte, head of finance Paul Lavery, and non-executive director…
2023-03-01 · Dublin
A jury in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court could not reach a verdict on the case of Ciara Kelleher, a former financial services manager accused of conspiring to defraud investors in Custom House Capital Ltd. The trial, which lasted over 15 hours across five days, focused on allegations that Kelleher, aged 51, helped conceal the true location of…
2023-02-28 · Dublin
The jury in the trial of former financial services manager Ciara Kelleher, accused of conspiring to defraud investors in Custom House Capital, asked the judge whether the absence of evidence of motive could be a legitimate doubt. Kelleher, 51, pleaded not guilty to one count of conspiracy to mislead investors about the location of their assets…
2023-02-27 · Dublin
The jury in the trial of former financial services manager Ciara Kelleher, aged 51, will continue deliberating for a fourth day. Kelleher has pleaded not guilty to one count of conspiring to defraud investors, clients and customers of Custom House Capital Ltd by misleading them about the location or status of their assets between October 2008 and…
2023-02-24 · Dublin
The jury for the trial of former financial services manager Ciara Kelleher, accused of conspiring to defraud investors in Custom House Capital, was sent home for the weekend after four hours of deliberation. Judge Orla Crowe ordered the jurors to return on Monday morning. Kelleher, 51, denies wrongdoing and has pleaded not guilty to one count of…
2023-02-23 · Dublin
The jury in the Custom House Capital trial has begun deliberations on Ms Ciara Kelleher, a 51‑year‑old former financial services manager from Dublin 7, who has pleaded not guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud investors, clients and customers of Custom House Capital Ltd. The alleged offences took place between October 2008 and July 2011,…
2023-02-22 · Dublin
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Judge Orla Crowe began giving directions to a jury of twelve in the trial of Ms Ciara Kelleher, 51, a former financial services manager. Kelleher is charged with one count of conspiring to defraud investors, clients and customers of Custom House Capital Ltd. The alleged conspiracy involved intentionally…
2023-02-21 · Dublin
Ciara Kelleher, 51, of Dublin 7, pleaded not guilty to one count of conspiring to defraud investors in Custom House Capital (CHC) between October 2008 and July 2011. Defence counsel Michael Bowman argued that Kelleher was not a "goalkeeper" who would have prevented the disclosure of client fund locations. He claimed she was not brought into the…
2023-02-20 · Dublin
The State presented Ciara Kelleher, a former financial services manager at Custom House Capital (CHC), as an "integral part" of a decade‑old scheme to defraud investors. Prosecutor Lorcan Staines argued that Kelleher, who worked for a property‑investment company during the 2008‑2011 crash, was aware that clients received incorrect information…
2023-02-16 · Dublin
During the 13th day of the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial, High Court inspectors' 2011 report was presented, showing that €56 million of investor assets at Custom House Capital (CHC) were improperly transferred and used to finance property deals. The inspectors, appointed after a Central Bank complaint, found the assets—including cash and…
2023-02-15 · Dublin
During the trial of former financial services manager Ciara Kelleher, the jury heard that Custom House Capital (CHC) executives met regularly with the Central Bank between 2009 and 2011. On 5 April 2011, CHC's former CEO Harry Cassidy, John Whyte, head of private clients, and John Mulholland, a non‑executive director, attended a meeting with the…
2023-02-14 · Dublin
The fraud trial of former Custom House Capital (CHC) manager Ciara Kelleher heard on day 11 that former CEO Harry Cassidy, John Whyte, Paul Lavery, and John Mulholland have pleaded guilty to charges arising from a Garda investigation. Cassidy, Whyte, and Lavery admitted to conspiring with others to defraud investors and clients of CHC between…
2023-02-13 · Dublin
During the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial, the jury heard that Gardaí carried out a keyword search of over one million emails sent and received within Custom House Capital (CHC) as part of an investigation into an alleged conspiracy to defraud investors. The defendant, Ciara Kelleher, aged 51, was questioned about her role in checking…
2023-02-10 · Dublin
During a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial, emails were presented that alleged a non‑executive director of Custom House Capital (CHC), John Mulholland, used €60,000 from his pension fund to credit a client's account and reverse a property transaction in 2010. The emails, read to the jury, show Mulholland telling CHC head of private clients John…
2023-02-10 · Dublin
During a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial, Ciara Kelleher, a former financial services manager at Custom House Capital, pleaded not guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud investors. The jury heard that Kelleher, aged 51, claimed internal emails did not reveal her awareness of criminal activity between October 2008 and July 2011. In a…
2023-02-08 · Dublin
Ciara Kelleher, 51, of Dublin 7, pleaded not guilty to one count of conspiring to defraud investors in Custom House Capital Ltd. She told Gardaí that she was not part of the company's "inner circle" and had no role in buying shares or in any alleged conspiracy. Kelleher's duties were to support John Whyte, head of private clients, by checking…
2023-02-07 · Dublin
During a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, former financial services manager Ciara Kelleher, aged 51, denied any role in a conspiracy to defraud investors in Custom House Capital (CHC) Ltd. She was arrested on 29 March 2016 and pleaded not guilty to one count of conspiring to mislead investors between October 2008 and July 2011. In…
2023-02-02 · Dublin
During a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial, Ciara Kelleher, 51, pleaded not guilty to conspiring to defraud Custom House Capital Ltd (CHC) investors by misleading them about asset placement. The alleged offences occurred between October 2008 and July 2011. Witness Brian Cahalin, former Head of Compliance at Appian Asset Management, testified…
2023-01-30 · Dublin
During the Custom House Capital trial, the jury heard that staff were told reversing a transaction was part of the valuation process. Susan Fennell, who prepared client valuations, explained that valuations were reviewed by her line manager Ciara Kelleher, head of private clients John Whyte, and CEO Harry Cassidy before being sent to clients. She…
2023-01-27 · Dublin
During the trial of Ciara Kelleher, a jury heard that Custom House Capital (CHC) made unauthorised transfers from client accounts to cover a €11.7 million shortfall in a €100 million German property investment. Ms. Angela Mahon, a former CHC operations head, testified that CHC's CEO, Harry Cassidy, had used client funds for other property…
2023-01-25 · Dublin
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court conspiracy trial, the State accused Custom House Capital of misusing client money during the 2008‑2011 financial crash. Prosecutor Lorcan Staines SC alleged that the firm, run by CEO Harry Cassidy, bought large European investment portfolios and diverted client funds to cover these purchases, effectively…
2023-01-24 · Dublin
A former financial services worker, Ciara Kelleher, 51, is set to go on trial tomorrow at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. She faces one count of conspiring to defraud investors in Custom House Capital Ltd by deliberately misleading them about the placement of their assets. The alleged offences occurred between October 2008 and July 2011. Kelleher…