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Mobile phone shop worker avoids jail for handling stolen phones

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Mohammed Shafi, a former employee of Washington Mobile on Parnell Street, pleaded guilty to handling stolen property. He admitted knowing that the phones were stolen and that he had been accepting or buying stolen items for a year, including a stolen iPhone 6 he paid about €200 for. The court considered 21 seized items, comprising 18 Apple iPhones, two iPads and one iPod, with a rough total value estimated between €7,500 and €10,000. Shafi said he intended to use the stolen devices for spare parts. Judge Pauline Codd, taking into account his early guilty plea, cooperation with Gardaí, and his role as a primary family supporter, suspended a two‑year sentence and ordered him to pay €200 to one victim. The judge noted that Shafi had not profited significantly from the offences and highlighted his previous minor convictions for holding fake documents.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Mobile phone shop worker avoids jail for handling stolen phones. Charges or matters: three sample counts of handling stolen property at Washington Mobile on July 16, 2015. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• July 16, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2017-01-25 Publication

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Stage Sentence Theft

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