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Solicitor jailed for stealing over €200k from clients
Summary
A former solicitor from Claremorris, County Mayo, has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for stealing over €200,000 from four client families. David Doyle, aged 68, pleaded guilty to nine charges of theft totalling €218,579 committed between December 2008 and November 2016. Judge Martin Nolan heard that Doyle had misappropriated funds through a method known as "teeming and lading," transferring money between accounts to conceal the offences whilst addressing his personal debts. The court noted that Doyle eventually self-reported the fraud to his senior partner in October 2017 after 38 years of practice. He was subsequently struck off the register by the Law Society. Judge Nolan acknowledged that Doyle had sold his family home to repay clients in full and expressed remorse for breaching the trust of his clients and profession. Doyle cooperated with gardaí following his arrest in December 2020 and has no previous convictions.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Solicitor jailed for stealing over €200k from clients. Charges or matters: nine charges of stealing cash totalling €218,579 on dates between December 2008 and November 2016. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- December 2008 Incident
- November 2016 Incident
- October 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 2020 Incident
- 2022-11-11 Publication
Why: The court heard that Doyle sold his family home in Sutton in order to repay his clients and moved to Mayo. Court evidence reported by CNI
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: nine charges of stealing cash totalling €218,579 on dates between December 2008 and November 2016 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Passing sentence yesterday, Judge Martin Nolan said that Doyle had stolen from his clients to clear his own debts and had sought to disguise the thefts by transferring funds from one account to another.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
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