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€100k surety approved for fugitive solicitor granted bail on appeal
Summary
A former solicitor from Maynooth, County Kildare, has been granted bail on appeal at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following approval of a €100,000 independent surety. Michael Lynn, aged 49, faces allegations of stealing approximately €30 million from seven financial institutions. A family member provided the surety, which will remain frozen in her bank account throughout the trial, with the judge cautioning that the funds would be forfeited if bail conditions were breached. Mr Lynn's passports, along with those of his wife and four children, have been surrendered to gardaí. His bail conditions include daily sign-on at Leixlip Garda Station, residence at his Maynooth address, a 9pm to 6am curfew, prohibition from Irish ports and airports, and the requirement to carry a mobile phone accessible to gardaí. He was extradited from Brazil in March 2018, having been taken into custody there in August 2013. The trial is scheduled to commence in January 2020 and is expected to last six to eight weeks.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: €100k surety approved for fugitive solicitor granted bail on appeal. Charges or matters: stealing €3.6 million from Ulster Bank on October 20, 2006. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- January 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- August 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 4, 2007 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 20, 2006 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 13, 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 28, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2018-06-21 Publication
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: stealing €3.6 million from Ulster Bank on October 20, 2006 (Alleged Or Contested)
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- daily sign-on at Leixlip Garda Station
- Leixlip
Topics
Stage Charge Or Pretrial Theft
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