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Former Director of Kerry plant hire company pleads guilty to handling stolen dumper
Summary
Tom O'Connor, 47, former director of O'Connor Plant Hire & Ground Works in Listowel, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to handling a stolen Volvo A25D dumper truck that had been stolen from a quarry in Scotland. He admitted buying the truck in Holland for €62,500 and selling it to a buyer, but denied involvement in the vehicle's cloning or theft. O'Connor had five prior convictions, including possession of a stolen John Deere tractor in 2009, and had resigned as director in 2013 to protect the company's reputation. He was declared bankrupt in 2012 and is now unemployed and on social welfare. Judge Desmond Hogan remanded him on continuing bail pending sentencing, ordered a probation report, and noted his health issues. The court heard that the truck's chassis number had been altered and that O'Connor had no part in the alteration. The insurance company paid £75,000 for the vehicle. The case remains pending sentencing.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Former Director of Kerry plant hire company pleads guilty to handling stolen dumper. Charges or matters: handling a stolen Volvo A25D dumper Truck at Brittas, Co Dublin on a date between December 2009 and April 2010. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- December 2009 Incident
- April 2010 Incident
- 2014-10-30 Publication
Why: by Declan Brennan A former director of a Kerry plant hire and subcontracting company resigned because of his convictions for handling and possession for stolen vehicles, a court has heard. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: handling a stolen Volvo A25D dumper Truck at Brittas, Co Dublin on a date between December 2009 and April 2010 (Alleged Or Contested)
Outcome: Judge Desmond Hogan remanded him on continuing bail until a date in January.
Defendant
Charges: handling a stolen Volvo A25D dumper Truck at Brittas, Co Dublin on a date between December 2009 and April 2010 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Desmond Hogan remanded him on continuing bail until a date in January.
Places mentioned
Topics
Stage Charge Or Pretrial Theft
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