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Ticketing agency director heads back to jail over theft of trust money
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Alan Barrett, 42, was sentenced to nine months in custody for diverting trust money held for event organisers into his personal account to keep the ticketing company Event Elephant LTD afloat. Barrett, who had previously served a two‑and‑a‑half‑year sentence for tax offences in 2017, pleaded guilty to theft between December 2010 and August 2013. The judge described the offence as an "unusual theft" arising from Barrett's stewardship of company funds, noting that a substantial portion was spent on company expenses. Barrett had already served part of his earlier sentence and was disqualified from being a company director. The court imposed a two‑and‑a‑half‑year sentence, suspending all but nine months, reflecting Barrett's cooperation, remorse, and the impact of his actions on the company's financial difficulties.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Ticketing agency director heads back to jail over theft of trust money. Charges or matters: stealing money – the property of Event Elephant LTD – on dates between December 2010 and August 2013. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- May 2018 Other
- December 2010 Other
- August 2013 Other
- 2019-10-18 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: stealing money – the property of Event Elephant LTD – on dates between December 2010 and August 2013 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Barrett, who was also an accountant within the company, has already served a two-and-a-half year sentence imposed in 2017 for tax offences within the company arising from the same period of time. He imposed a two and a half year sentence and suspended all of it apart from nine months.
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Topics
Road Traffic Stage Sentence Theft
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