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Former solicitor gets trial date on €1.2m fraud charges
Summary
Michael Small, a 54‑year‑old former solicitor from Renville, Oranmore, Co. Galway, faces a trial set for 9 January 2023 in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. He is charged with multiple counts of theft, deception, failure to keep accounting records and the use of false accounting documents, alleged to have occurred over a two‑year period while he was practising in Limerick. Earlier, in 2008 and 2009, he appeared before the Dublin District Court on similar charges. The case involves allegations of €1.2 million in fraud, and free legal aid was granted for the circuit court proceedings.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Former solicitor gets trial date on €1.2m fraud charges. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- January 9, 2023 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2008 and 2009 Other
- 2021-02-10 Publication
Case subjects
Accused
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin District Court
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
Topics
Fraud Stage Charge Or Pretrial Theft
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