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Under-investigation charities platform boss "too ill" to travel to Dublin

Date
2019-02-06

Stage
Finding

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

The High Court heard that Peter Conlon, the 64‑year‑old boss of the charity‑fundraising platform Pembroke Dynamic, is in France and too ill to travel to Dublin. Conlon is willing to meet liquidator Myles Kirby in France to discuss resolving proceedings. Kirby, appointed liquidator in January 2018, has obtained injunctions freezing Conlon's assets, including bank accounts, valued at €3.8 million, and seeks an order making Conlon personally liable for the company's debts. Conlon's firm is under investigation for alleged misappropriation of €3.8 million in donations, with claims that charities have not received the money. Kirby's application was delayed last month because he did not know Conlon's exact whereabouts or whether Conlon had been served. The judge adjourned the case for three weeks, requiring evidence of Conlon's health at the next hearing. The Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement has supplied Conlon's contact details to Kirby's lawyers. Peter Conlon was convicted.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Under-investigation charities platform boss "too ill" to travel to Dublin. Charges or matters: embezzlement. Procedural stage: finding. Findings: Convicted

When:

January 2018 Adjournment
2019-02-06 Publication

Why: The liquidator was unable to proceed with the application late last month because he did not know Mr Conlon's exact whereabouts, whether he was aware of the proceedings, or whether he had been served with the documents in the case. CNI source report