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Dublin Bus worker who logged €14k in bogus refunds avoids jail
Summary
Rory Mullally, a 26‑year‑old former Dublin Bus employee, was found guilty of dishonestly appropriating more than €14,000 from the company by creating bogus customer refunds. Between 14 October 2016 and 20 February 2017, he logged rebates for non‑existent or mismatched Leap Card numbers and duplicated refunds, actions discovered when managers noticed 353 anomalies in his logs. Mullally admitted the fraud, citing a gambling addiction, and resigned, returning €1,045 of pension funds and over €1,000 in cash to the company. He pleaded guilty, and the court accepted that his early plea saved time. Judge Martin Nolan imposed a two‑year suspended sentence, ordering the remaining owed amount to be handed to Gardaí for transfer to Dublin Bus. No prior convictions were recorded.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Dublin Bus worker who logged €14k in bogus refunds avoids jail. Charges or matters: dishonestly appropriating amounts belonging to his employer at Dublin Bus Offices, Upper O'Connell Street, on dates between October 14, 2016 and February 20, 2017. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- October 14, 2016 Other
- February 20, 2017 Other
- March 2017 Other
- 2018-01-30 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: dishonestly appropriating amounts belonging to his employer at Dublin Bus Offices, Upper O'Connell Street, on dates between October 14, 2016 and February 20, 2017 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He suspended the sentence for two years and ordered that the balance of the owed money raised by Mullally be handed to gardai to pass on to Dublin Bus.
Defendant
Charges: dishonestly appropriating amounts belonging to his employer at Dublin Bus Offices, Upper O'Connell Street, on dates between October 14, 2016 and February 20, 2017 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He suspended the sentence for two years and ordered that the balance of the owed money raised by Mullally be handed to gardai to pass on to Dublin Bus.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Upper O'Connell Street
Topics
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