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Man who stole over €300,000 to fund luxury lifestyle fails in appeal
Summary
David Cullen, aged 34, was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing €302,000 from Irish Life & Permanent between 2005 and 2008. He used the money to fund foreign holidays, attend rugby matches, buy a BMW and deposit it into his personal account. The appeal to reduce the sentence was dismissed by the Court of Criminal Appeal, which found no error in the original four‑year term imposed by Judge Martin Nolan.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man who stole over €300,000 to fund luxury lifestyle fails in appeal. Charges or matters: four sample counts relating to the theft of sums totalling €302,000 from Irish Life & Permanent between October 2005 and September 2008. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- March 2012 Other
- October 2005 Hearing Or Sentence
- September 2008 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2013-11-25 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: four sample counts relating to the theft of sums totalling €302,000 from Irish Life & Permanent between October 2005 and September 2008 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: David Cullen (34), with a last address at Tyrconnell Road Inchicore, was jailed for four years by Judge Martin Nolan, having pleaded guilty to four sample counts relating to the theft of sums totalling €302,000 from Irish Life & Permanent between October 2005 and September 2008. Mr Justice Nial Fennelly, presiding at the Court of Criminal Appeal, said the court would dismiss the application as it was satisfied there was no error in principle in the four-year sentence imposed.
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