Alice Warnock jailed for stealing €144,000 from bank

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Alice Warnock was jailed for one year for stealing €144,000 from Bank of Ireland. The sentencing proceedings before Judge Melanie Greally took place on 24 April 2017. The proceedings were reported on 24 April 2017.

Warnock, a former bank employee from Swords, Co Dublin, stole amounts ranging from €600 to €5,000 between 2004 and 2012. The judge said the offending involved a considerable breach of trust and was intended to enhance Warnock’s lifestyle rather than address financial pressure.

Judge Greally heard that Warnock had repaid everything she stole. Lorcan Staines said she had lost her job and had to sell her house.