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'I have taken all your money': carer stole €122k from elderly couple during pandemic
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Angela Manning, 59, admitted stealing €122,000 from the elderly couple Laetitia Lynam and Enda O'Regan during the pandemic. Manning, initially hired as a carer, used an ATM card and PIN given by Lynam to withdraw cash between April 2019 and September 2021. She claimed the money was a loan to a fictitious U.S. soldier named Sam, whom she met on Facebook. Manning converted the cash into cryptocurrency and sent it to a fake account. The couple's home deeds were transferred to them, and Manning also took her husband's retirement savings. The court noted that the couple's assets were now in their possession and that Manning had no prior convictions. The case was adjourned for finalisation on 27 July. Angela Manning pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 'I have taken all your money': carer stole €122k from elderly couple during pandemic. Charges or matters: seven sample charges of stealing money from an elderly couple via ATM withdrawals in Dublin between April 2019 and September 2021. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- April 2019 Other
- September 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 27 Adjournment
- 2023-07-13 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: seven sample charges of stealing money from an elderly couple via ATM withdrawals in Dublin between April 2019 and September 2021 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He said it is an "extraordinary set of circumstances and that his client had compromised the security of the injured parties and had also done the exact same thing to her husband and family." Ms Justice Pauline Codd adjourned this case for finalisation until July 27.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- High Court
- Talbot Street
Topics
Stage Charge Or Pretrial Theft
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