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Pair stole €18k from casino by manipulating machines

Summary

Two men, Tayab Kourtishe (47) and Jagjeet Singh (41), were sentenced to two and a half years in prison, suspended in full on strict conditions, for stealing almost €18,000 from Expo Casino in The Square, Tallaght. Kourtishe and Singh were caught on CCTV footage manipulating the casino's machines. Kourtishe removed the glass cover from a roulette table, placed a ball on a number, and then used a stolen key to unlock the fruit machine and withdraw the money that a third person had loaded into it. Singh later cleared the machine's transaction records, erasing evidence of the €50 notes that had been deposited. Kourtishe stole €8,895 from the fruit machines and the roulette table, while Singh stole €8,988. Both pleaded guilty, made full restitution, and had no prior convictions. The judge noted their actions were a breach of trust and that the offences were out of character, but accepted their cooperation and restitution.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Pair stole €18k from casino by manipulating machines. Charges or matters: sample charges of theft from Expo Casino in The Square, Tallaght on dates in September 2017. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• September 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2020-10-15 Publication

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Stage Sentence Theft

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