2024-04-25 · Dublin
Trinity hardship fund defrauded of over €549k, court hears
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing on 25 April 2024, Jose Bejarano, aged 43, was handed a suspended 18‑month prison sentence for acting as a money mule in a scam that defrauded the Trinity College hardship fund of €6,800. The fund, which supports students in financial distress, had reported the fraud to the gardai in November 2021, and an…