2015-04-17
Dubliner sold bogus package holidays to friends to engage in "cocaine lifestyle", court hears
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He has recently been diagnosed as bi-polar. "At first brush it seems idiotic but it goes deeper than that because we are dealing with an intelligent man," Mr Staines told Judge Ring and submitted that it was "a head in the sand scenario". "I would say that it is more than a head in the sand at this stage," Judge Ring commented, "he doesn't seem to be taking seriously that he is facing a custodial sentence at the moment." She previously adjourned the case after acknowledging that Weinrib intends to use half of his current weekly wage of €400 to refund his victims.; He has recently been diagnosed as bi-polar. "At first brush it seems idiotic but it goes deeper than that because we are dealing with an intelligent man," Mr Staines told Judge Ring and submitted that it was "a head in the sand scenario". "I would say that it is more than a head in the sand at this stage," Judge Ring commented, "he doesn't seem to be taking seriously that he is facing a custodial