2025-04-07
First prosecution of its kind sees 'spiritual medium' avoid jail for acting as company director while barred
Stage: Sentence
Outcome: Detective Garda Gary Callanan told the court that Colton received an automatic five-year disqualification from company directorship on December 5, 2014, after being sentenced to four years in prison with 18 months suspended for the theft of €322,000. Judge Ní Chúlacháin imposed a nine-month sentence, but suspended it in full and disqualified Colton from being a company director for 10 years.