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Criminal purchased luxury goods using €51k stolen from Adare Manor
Summary
An extradited criminal, Dragos Cirstea, 38, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for laundering money and purchasing luxury goods with €51,000 stolen from Adare Manor. He pleaded guilty to three money‑laundering counts in Dublin on 3 June 2019 and had four prior UK convictions. Cirstea used a bank card to buy items at Brown Thomas, Arnotts and Weir & Sons, spending €51,044, including a Rolex watch and jewellery worth about €44,000. The money had been sent by a Belgium Vintage Automobile Club to a fraudulent bank account, not to the hotel. No luxury items were recovered. The judge noted Cirstea's guilty plea and good work history as mitigating factors but also his role as a vital link in the criminal enterprise. He will receive credit for time served. The case was heard in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, with Judge Martin Nolan presiding.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Criminal purchased luxury goods using €51k stolen from Adare Manor. Charges or matters: three counts of money laundering offences at various locations in Dublin on June 3, 2019. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- June 3, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 2019 Incident
- 2024-01-19 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: three counts of money laundering offences at various locations in Dublin on June 3, 2019 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Passing sentence today, Judge Martin Nolan said Cirstea was involved in the theft of property and used a bank card to purchase high-end items. "This man knew what he was doing was wrong", Judge Nolan said, adding that he had a relevant conviction history. Judge Nolan said the appropriate sentence was two and a half years in prison, before directing that Cirstea receive credit for time served in custody for this matter.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
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