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Serial conman who duped victims out of €150k has jail sentence increased
Summary
Michael McGauley, aged 49 and formerly of Highfield, Carrickmacross, has had his prison sentence increased following a successful appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions. McGauley pleaded guilty at Monaghan Circuit Criminal Court to five counts of deception and theft committed between February 2016 and October 2018, defrauding victims of approximately €149,600 in total. He was initially sentenced to three years' imprisonment with sentences running concurrently. The Court of Appeal, presiding over the case on 7 February 2022, found the original sentence unduly lenient and quashed it. Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy, sitting with Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy and Ms Justice Úna Ní Raifeartaigh, increased the sentence to five years' imprisonment, with sentences to run consecutively. The court noted the manner in which offences were perpetrated caused particular harm to victims. McGauley was ordered to surrender himself to prison authorities on 16 February 2022.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Serial conman who duped victims out of €150k has jail sentence increased. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- February 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 2016 Other
- December 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- February 16 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2022-02-07 Publication
Case subjects
Appellant
Outcome: Michael McGauley (49) was jailed for three years after pleading guilty at Monaghan Circuit Criminal Court to five counts of deception and theft between February 2016 and October 2018, with Judge John Alymer ordering the sentences to run concurrently. Today, at the Court of the Appeal, Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy, presiding, agreed with the DPP and said that Judge Alymer had erred by not imposing consecutive sentences on McGauley.
Places mentioned
- Monaghan
- Monaghan Circuit Criminal Court
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