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Dublin man avoids jail after demanding money with menaces from 64-year-old woman

Summary

Desmond Russell, 44, of Rafters Road, Drimnagh, pleaded guilty in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to demanding money with menaces from a 64‑year‑old woman on 15 June 2014. He had been directed by "more sinister parties" to collect €5,000 from the victim's home after a menacing handwritten letter was delivered earlier that day by another male who claimed to have received an envelope of money to pass on. Russell arrived later that evening, told the woman he was there to collect the money, and left when she informed him she had already contacted Gardaí. He was sentenced to a three‑year suspended sentence. The case involved 56 prior convictions, including 34 social welfare fraud offences. The judge accepted that the two men were acting under the direction of the alleged orchestrators of the scheme.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Dublin man avoids jail after demanding money with menaces from 64-year-old woman. Charges or matters: demanding money with menaces at the 64-year-old woman's home on June 15, 2014. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• June 15, 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2015-05-01 Publication

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Fraud Stage Sentence

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