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Serial thief jailed over cheque fraud
Summary
A Dublin man, Robert Ward, aged 24, was sentenced to three years in prison for fraud after he altered a €11,321 cheque taken from a flooring company and attempted to lodge it at AIB on Swords Road, Santry, on 13 June 2014. He also admitted using a €5,221 cheque as a false instrument at an AIB branch on St Brigid's Road, Artane, on 12 May 2014. Gardaí arrested eight people in connection with the fraud offences. Judge Melanie Greally sentenced Ward to four years, suspended the final 12 months, and credited him for seven months already spent in custody. Ward had previously pleaded guilty to stealing a safe containing €500 from Teo's Takeaway in Coolock on 27 March 2017. He has 106 prior convictions, including 18 for theft and three for Circuit Court offences.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Serial thief jailed over cheque fraud. Charges or matters: using a cheque of €11,321 as a false instrument at AIB on Swords Rd, Santry, on June 13, 2014; stealing a safe containing €500 from the back of Teo's Takeaway, Bunratty Road, Coolock, on March 27, 2017. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- June 13, 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
- May 12, 2014 Incident
- May 2014 Other
- March 27, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2018-12-13 Publication
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Defendant
Charges: using a cheque of €11,321 as a false instrument at AIB on Swords Rd, Santry, on June 13, 2014; stealing a safe containing €500 from the back of Teo's Takeaway, Bunratty Road, Coolock, on March 27, 2017 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: At his sentence hearing today, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that Ward intercepted the cheque from a flooring company and altered it. Judge Greally sentenced Ward to four years and suspended the final 12 months, with credit given for seven months already spent in custody.
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