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Former letting agent employee stole rent money from tenants
Summary
Jonathan Chubb, a former employee of a Dublin letting agency, was found guilty of stealing €8,660 in rent payments from tenants across several properties between July and December 2012. He admitted to taking the money to address his own financial difficulties and claimed he intended to repay it. Chubb had previously been convicted of minor traffic offences. The theft involved redirecting rent payments to his personal bank account instead of the company's account, a scheme uncovered when the agency's receivership firm contacted tenants who had not received funds. Chubb was dismissed from his position and had not repaid any of the money. He pleaded guilty to eleven charges at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Judge Martin Nolan, noting the offence as a form of white‑collar crime, remanded Chubb on continuing bail and adjourned the case to consider whether he might be eligible for community service.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Former letting agent employee stole rent money from tenants. Charges or matters: 11 charges of stealing rent money totalling €8,660 at Douglas Newman Good, Leeson Park, Ranelagh and Coldwell Banker Estates, Main Street, Dundrum between July 16 and December 19, 2012. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- July 16 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 19, 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2014-12-19 Publication
Why: " He told Chubb: "Even stealing small amounts of money from these tenants is reprehensible, because it is not unlikely they were in exactly the same (financial) position as you. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: 11 charges of stealing rent money totalling €8,660 at Douglas Newman Good, Leeson Park, Ranelagh and Coldwell Banker Estates, Main Street, Dundrum between July 16 and December 19, 2012 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Nolan commented that "a species of crime I particularly dislike is white collar crime." He told Chubb: "Even stealing small amounts of money from these tenants is reprehensible, because it is not unlikely they were in exactly the same (financial) position as you." The judge remanded Chubb on continuing bail and adjourned the case pending a probation report to see if he is eligible for community service.; Judge Nolan commented that "a species of crime I particularly dislike is white collar crime." He told Chubb: "Even stealing small amounts of money from these tenants is reprehensible, because it is not unlikely they were in exactly the same (financial) position as you." The judge remanded Chubb on continuing bail and adjourned the case pending a probation report to see if he is eligible for commun
Places mentioned
- Keeper Road
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Leeson Park
- Main Street
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