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Split couple used cloned card to buy ring
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Silver Drescan (32) and Margherita Lupu (37) pleaded guilty to possessing 52 cloned credit cards and to making false payments, including a €3,400 purchase of a ring for Lupu and attempts to buy two mobile phones and two watches. The pair had used the cloned cards at Dom Marmion car park on 25 June 2018. Judge Elma Sheahan sentenced Lupu to two years' imprisonment, suspended, with the condition that she leave the State within seven days and not return for at least ten years. Drescan received a two‑year sentence with the final 15 months suspended, taking into account his good work record and custody of two dependent children. Both defendants now live in the United Kingdom. The court noted that the offence was serious, but Lupu's guilty plea, remorse, lack of prior convictions and motherhood were mitigating factors. The couple's relationship ended after the arrest.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Split couple used cloned card to buy ring. Charges or matters: possessing cloned credit cards at Dom Marmion car park, Sandyford Road, Dublin, on June 25, 2018; 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, 2018 Incident
- 2018-11-19 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: possessing cloned credit cards at Dom Marmion car park, Sandyford Road, Dublin, on June 25, 2018; 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 but suspended this, provided Lupu leave the State within seven days and not return for a period of at least ten years.
Convicted Person
Charges: possessing cloned credit cards at Dom Marmion car park, Sandyford Road, Dublin, on June 25, 2018; 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 imposed a two year sentence with the final 15 months suspended on Drescan.
Places mentioned
- Sherrard Street
- Dublin
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Sandyford Road
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