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Former head of finance at Our Lady's Hospice jailed for Spanish property scam
Summary
Denis Maguire, 65, former head of finance and company secretary at Our Lady's Hospice (OLH), pleaded guilty to deception for selling a Spanish property, Aloha Lake Village, Marbella West, at €37,500 in March 2015, far below its €240,000 market value. Maguire, who had no prior convictions, managed OLH's inherited properties and secured a resolution allowing him to dispose of the Spanish asset. He accepted a third‑party offer within 24 hours, without due diligence, and arranged the sale to Sun Orange Property LLC, a New York‑registered shell company. OLH suffered a loss of over €28,000 after liabilities were deducted. The scheme was uncovered following an HSE audit in September 2015. In November 2022, Judge Martin Nolan sentenced Maguire to 27 months' imprisonment, back‑dated to 17 October, citing the devious nature of the crime and the breach of trust he had owed to OLH.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Former head of finance at Our Lady's Hospice jailed for Spanish property scam. Charges or matters: one count of deception, dishonestly inducing Our Lady's Hospice (OLH) to sell a property at a loss on or around March 5, 2015. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- March 5, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 2004 Other
- August 2009 Other
- July 9, 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
- September 2015 Other
- September 2016 Other
- July 2014 Other
- October 1, 2018 Incident
- March 4, 2022 Incident
- October 17 Incident
- July 21, 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 16, 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2009 and 2016 Other
- 2022-11-25 Publication
Why: Maguire created a narrative that the property was a liability and dilapidated in order to get another board member to sign this document. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: one count of deception, dishonestly inducing Our Lady's Hospice (OLH) to sell a property at a loss on or around March 5, 2015 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Maguire was initially arrested on October 1, 2018, but nothing of value was obtained during this detention. He set a headline sentence of four to five years due to the amount of money involved and Maguire's position within OLH.
Defendant
Charges: one count of deception, dishonestly inducing Our Lady's Hospice (OLH) to sell a property at a loss on or around March 5, 2015 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Our Lady's Hospice has been handed a prison sentence for his role in a "devious" scheme where a Spanish property left to the charity was sold at the "grossly undervalued" price of just €37,500.
Places mentioned
- Ballybrack Road
- Glencullen
- Dublin
- Wexford
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- High Court
- The house
Topics
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