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"Serious concerns" after High Court hears €3.8 million in charity donations are missing

Summary

The High Court heard that €3.8 million donated to charities such as the Red Cross and Save the Children via Pembroke Dynamic Internet Services Ltd had been dissipated and that the company's managing director, Peter Conlon, had gone missing. Conlon, a shareholder in several vehicles that owned the firm, had not been in contact with the company since mid‑December and was believed to be detained by Swiss authorities. Liquidator Myles Kirby, appointed after the company's winding up, discovered that the donated funds had not been held in trust and were used for the company's operations and Conlon's personal expenses, including payments to a romantic partner, his daughter in the UK and a solicitor's firm. Justice Caroline Costello granted temporary freezing orders on Conlon's assets below €3.8 million, including bank accounts, and adjourned the matter to the following week.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: "Serious concerns" after High Court hears €3.8 million in charity donations are missing. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• March 2016 Other
• September 2017 Other
• December 2017 Other
• 2018-01-30 Publication

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Stage Hearing Or Decision

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