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No jail for carer who stole €122k from elderly couple during pandemic
Summary
Angela Manning, 59, of Ballinteer, pleaded guilty to seven charges of stealing over €122,000 from the joint account of an elderly couple, Ms Laetitia Lynam and her husband Enda O'Regan, during the Covid‑19 pandemic. She had been hired as a carer, given an ATM card and pin by Ms Lynam, and withdrew the money after falling for a Facebook romance fraud involving a fictitious US soldier named Sam. The court heard that Manning believed the money was a loan to be repaid and that she had no personal benefit from the theft. Judge Pauline Codd sentenced her to a fully suspended three‑year prison term, suspended for four years, and ordered her to undergo two years of therapy and to make efforts to repay the victims. The couple's home deeds were transferred to them, and Manning's husband had to return to work after her taking his retirement savings.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: No jail for carer who 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: sentence
When:
- April 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- September 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2023-07-27 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: Photo: Collins) By Claire Henry and Eimear Dodd A married carer who fell for an online romance fraud and stole €122,000 from a vulnerable elderly couple during the pandemic to send to a fictitious US soldier, has been handed a fully suspended prison sentence. Imposing sentence today, Judge Pauline Codd said it was "cold comfort" to the injured parties that Manning didn't use the money "to enrich herself and buy lavish things, but succumbed to fraudsters".
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- High Court
- Talbot Street
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