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Scamming brothers who targeted vulnerable woman withdraw appeal after warning

Date
2021-04-12
Stage
Appeal
Primary locality
Limerick
County
Limerick

Summary

In a case heard in Cork Circuit Criminal Court, Thomas O'Driscoll (40) and Patrick O'Driscoll (39) pleaded guilty to deception for targeting an elderly woman in her 70s. The brothers approached her in a jewellery shop in Skibbereen on 11 November 2018, persuaded her to give them her phone number after showing a machinery brochure, and later called her in Goleen. They aggressively urged her to purchase machinery and tools, resulting in her writing cheques totaling almost €25,000. The woman later cancelled the cheques, but €6,500 had already been cashed. The brothers paid €6,000 in compensation and each offered €4,000 of their bail money. They were sentenced to two years' imprisonment each. Their lawyers had planned to appeal to the Court of Appeal, but the brothers withdrew the appeal after the court's judges noted the possibility of increasing the sentence. The withdrawal was deemed a wise decision by the presiding judge.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Scamming brothers who targeted vulnerable woman withdraw appeal after warning. Charges or matters: a charge of deception at Goleen, Co Cork in November 2018 at a sitting of Cork Circuit Criminal Court last November. Procedural stage: appeal

When:

Case subjects

Patrick O'Driscoll

Defendant

Charges: a charge of deception at Goleen, Co Cork in November 2018 at a sitting of Cork Circuit Criminal Court last November (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Thomas O'Driscoll

Defendant

Charges: a charge of deception at Goleen, Co Cork in November 2018 at a sitting of Cork Circuit Criminal Court last November (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Places mentioned

Secondary Mention
Court Venue
  • Cork
  • Cork Circuit Criminal Court
  • Court of Appeal

Topics

Fraud Stage Appeal

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