Anthonie Van Wilderoden jailed for shoplifting scheme

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Anthonie Van Wilderoden was sentenced to two years, with the final six months suspended, at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 13 January 2017, after pleading guilty to theft in a professional shoplifting scheme.

He admitted ten sample theft counts involving goods taken from Arnotts, Currys, Harvey Norman and Brown Thomas between December 2014 and March 2015. The court also heard that he used a modified pram and online advertisements to steal household goods to order, and that he had 19 previous convictions from Ireland, the Netherlands and Belgium.