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Community service for former letting agent employee who stole from tenants
Summary
Jonathan Chubb, a 35‑year‑old former Dublin letting‑agent employee, was sentenced to 200 hours of community service instead of a prison term for stealing €8,660 from tenants across the country between July and December 2012. He pleaded guilty to 11 charges of stealing rent money from properties managed by Grant Thornton Receivers. Chubb claimed he had intended to repay the money and had taken it to ease his own financial difficulties. The judge, Martin Nolan, noted that the crime was a form of white‑collar theft and that Chubb had been found eligible for community service by the Probation Service. Chubb must complete the hours within 12 months. The case was prosecuted by Gerardine Small BL and defended by James Dwyer BL, who highlighted Chubb's prior financial hardship following the economic crash.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Community service for former letting agent employee who stole 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
- 2015-03-02 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 Martin Nolan was told Chubb has been found eligible for community service following a report by the Probation Service. The judge imposed 200 hours of community service in lieu of a two year prison sentence.
Places mentioned
- Keeper Road
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Leeson Park
- Main Street
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