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Cloned card couple broke up after arrest, court hears
Summary
Silver Drescan (32) and Margherita Lupu (37), both from the United Kingdom, were arrested on 25 June 2018 in Dublin for possessing 52 cloned credit cards and for making false payments. They used the cards to buy a €3,400 ring, two mobile phones and two watches. Lupu pleaded guilty to each count and was sentenced by Judge Elma Sheahan to two years' imprisonment per count, suspended on the condition that she leave the State within seven days and not return for at least ten years. Drescan's sentencing was adjourned to 19 November 2018. Garda Karl O'Neill described how the pair were stopped at a shopping centre, followed to a car park, and searched, revealing the cards. The couple had arrived from the UK the day before to visit friends and family, but their relationship ended after the arrest.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Cloned card couple broke up after arrest, court hears. Charges or matters: possessing cloned credit cards at Dom Marmion car park, Sandyford Road, Dublin, on June 25, of this year; making a false payment of €3,400 to purchase a ring for Lupu and for attempting to make further false payments, to purchase two mobile phones and two watches. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- June 25 Incident
- November 19, 2018 Adjournment
- 2018-11-09 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: possessing cloned credit cards at Dom Marmion car park, Sandyford Road, Dublin, on June 25, of this year; making a false payment of €3,400 to purchase a ring for Lupu and for attempting to make further false payments, to purchase two mobile phones and two watches (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Elma Sheahan sentenced Lupu to two years' imprisonment for each count but suspended the sentence, provided Lupu leave the State within seven days and not return for a period of at least ten years.; Judge Sheahan adjourned sentencing Drescan until November 19, 2018.
Convicted Person
Charges: possessing cloned credit cards at Dom Marmion car park, Sandyford Road, Dublin, on June 25, of this year; making a false payment of €3,400 to purchase a ring for Lupu and for attempting to make further false payments, to purchase two mobile phones and two watches (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Sheahan adjourned sentencing Drescan until November 19, 2018.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Sandyford Road
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