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Bank manager who stole almost €450k from clients has half his sentence suspended on appeal
Summary
Kevin Jarlath Mitchell, 55, a former senior official at ACC Bank in Kilrush, was jailed for four years after pleading guilty to ten counts of theft, obtaining cash and a cheque under false pretenses, and falsifying a DIRT compliance certificate between January 1993 and February 2012. He stole €197,000 from pensioner John Patrick Ryan, who was led to believe his money was in a high‑interest account, and €250,000 from long‑term friends Patrick and Susan Flanagan. ACC Bank reimbursed Ryan and the Flanagans, and Mitchell surrendered his entire pension fund, valued at €600,000, as restitution. On appeal, the court found the offences very serious and, after considering Mitchell's restitution and lack of danger of reoffending, suspended the last two years of his sentence on the condition of good behaviour and keeping the peace.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Bank manager who stole almost €450k from clients has half his sentence suspended on appeal. Charges or matters: charges of theft, obtaining cash and a cheque under false pretenses and falsifying a DIRT compliance certificate on dates between January 1993 and February 2012. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- January 1993 Hearing Or Sentence
- February 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2014-06-30 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: charges of theft, obtaining cash and a cheque under false pretenses and falsifying a DIRT compliance certificate on dates between January 1993 and February 2012 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Kevin Jarlath Mitchell (55) was jailed for four years by Judge Martin Nolan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to ten sample counts of charges relating to stealing money from clients while he was a senior official at ACC Bank in Kilrush, Co Clare. Mr Paul Carroll BL, for the State, had submitted that it could not be said the sentence imposed was outside the appropriate range and an error in principle had not been identified by Mr McGrath.
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