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Woman blew stolen company cash on luxury holidays and shopping trips
Summary
A woman from Kiltoom, County Roscommon, has pleaded guilty to theft and forgery offences at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Nicola Henry, aged 32, admitted forging colleagues' signatures on 37 cheques while serving as secretary of a Johnson & Johnson social club, obtaining €17,326 which she spent on luxury holidays to Australia, Sri Lanka and Dubai, along with restaurants, shopping and beauty treatments. A further €3,233 was spent using a company credit card after the initial thefts came to light in August 2015. Ten cheques totalling €35,340 were unsuccessful. Henry pleaded guilty to three counts of theft and two counts of attempted theft, along with two counts of making a false instrument. A total of 65 additional counts were taken into consideration. The court heard she failed to appear at several earlier hearings, resulting in her arrest. Judge Pauline Codd ordered psychological and probation reports and remanded Henry in custody pending sentencing on 8 March 2021.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Woman blew stolen company cash on luxury holidays and shopping trips. Charges or matters: three counts of theft and two counts of attempted theft from Johnson & Johnson social club and company between April 2014 and September 2015; two counts of making a false instrument between those dates. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- April 2014 Incident
- September 2015 Incident
- August 2015 Other
- March 8 Adjournment
- 2020-12-15 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: three counts of theft and two counts of attempted theft from Johnson & Johnson social club and company between April 2014 and September 2015; two counts of making a false instrument between those dates (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She will be sentenced in March next year.; Mr Kelly said his client is a "very private person" who would benefit from a psychological report and a Probation Services report. "She has buried her head in the sand very much in relation to this matter," he said."She is a person who should follow through on counselling available to her." Judge Pauline Codd ordered the reports and adjourned the matter for finalisation on March 8 next year.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
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