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Financial controller who stole €283k from his employer jailed for three years
Summary
Patrick Moran, a 39‑year‑old former financial controller at Deutsche Bank, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment after pleading guilty in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to stealing €283,740 between November 2011 and January 2013. He used his company credit card without authorisation, falsified documents to raise the card limit, and diverted money via PayPal. He also altered bi‑annual reports submitted to the Company Registration Office. The bank recovered €15,000 but incurred €50,000 in legal costs, and the rest of the money is unlikely to be recovered. Moran admitted the theft, citing depression and medication, and acknowledged that he had let his wife and five‑year‑old son down. The judge accepted that he was unlikely to re‑offend and that he was now "unemployable" in his field. No prior convictions were recorded.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Financial controller who stole €283k from his employer jailed for three years. Charges or matters: sample charges of stealing cash, falsifying documents and using a false instrument on dates between November 2011 and January 2013. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- November 2011 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2015-07-31 Publication
Why: Moran used the money purely to fund his own lifestyle and lost his job as soon as the theft was discovered. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: sample charges of stealing cash, falsifying documents and using a false instrument on dates between November 2011 and January 2013 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
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