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Company Director stole almost €1m to feed alcohol and gambling addictions
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, former company director Conrad Mason, aged 46, admitted to stealing €908,652 from his employer, C&G Logistics Group, between January 2010 and January 2015. The theft involved 234 wrongful transactions, including 25 counts of theft and fraud. Mason, who had worked as an accountant since 1997 and became director in 2004, used payroll software and bulk payments to divert funds to his own Bank of Ireland and Ulster Bank accounts, as well as a joint account with his wife. He also transferred over €250,000 to two personal accounts between August 2014 and July 2015. The fraud was uncovered after a suspicious €3,000 payment in July 2015, leading to his arrest in April 2016. Mason pleaded guilty and will be sentenced on 23 May. The court noted his alcoholism and gambling addiction as motivating factors, and that he had no prior convictions.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Company Director stole almost €1m to feed alcohol and gambling addictions. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- 23 May Hearing Or Sentence
- January 2010 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- August 1997 Hearing Or Sentence
- August 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 2015 Incident
- May 23 Adjournment
- 14 July 2015 Other
- April 2016 Incident
- 2017-05-11 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Conrad Mason (46) will be sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 23 May for stealing a total of €908,652 from David Dixon of cleaning specialists C&G Logistics Group, on dates between January 2010 and January 2015.; Judge Karen O'Connor adjourned the matter for sentencing until May 23.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- St Patrick's Hospital
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