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Suspended sentence for businessman who stole elderly mother's credit card for hotel breaks and holidays
Summary
Raymond Quinn, 46, a Kildare businessman, was convicted in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for stealing his elderly mother's credit card and using it to make unauthorised purchases, including hotel stays and flights, totalling €14,153. He pleaded guilty to six charges of theft at AIB and Ulster Bank branches and one charge at Brittas. Quinn had no prior convictions. The judge noted the breach of trust and the fact that his mother, now in a nursing home with dementia, had been defrauded. A three‑year suspended sentence was imposed, and Quinn was ordered to pay €8 a week for three years to repay the debt. He receives a weekly social welfare payment of €188 and has been urged to begin repaying the money to his mother. The case highlighted his financial difficulties and the impact of his actions on his family.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Suspended sentence for businessman who stole elderly mother's credit card for hotel breaks and holidays. Charges or matters: six sample charges of stealing money from Amy Quinn at AIB banks in Blessington and Naas and Ulster Bank in Blessington on dates between August 2 and October 31, 2012; one charge of stealing her credit card at Brittas, Co Dublin on August 6, 2012. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- August 2 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 31, 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
- August 6, 2012 Incident
- 2015-02-18 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: six sample charges of stealing money from Amy Quinn at AIB banks in Blessington and Naas and Ulster Bank in Blessington on dates between August 2 and October 31, 2012; one charge of stealing her credit card at Brittas, Co Dublin on August 6, 2012 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She suspended a sentence of three years for three years and ordered Quinn, who is in receipt of a social welfare payment of €188 a week, to pay back €8 a week for the next three years.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
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