2016-12-08
Ex-solicitor jailed for theft from clients
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Credit: Collins) By Isabel Hayes and Declan Brennan A former solicitor who stole €260,000 from her clients over a three year period has been jailed for a year. Durcan broke down in tears when the prison sentence was handed down by Judge Patricia Ryan this morning.; Most of the money stolen was put back into the family practice, including paying for professional indemnity insurance. €51,000 was used towards stamp duty for the purchase of her own home, the court heard.