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Rehab manager avoids jail for stealing from charity
Summary
Michael Delaney, a 50‑year‑old transport manager for Rehab Group, pleaded guilty in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to stealing €6,000 from the charity by secretly selling three company trucks he claimed were scrapped. The theft, uncovered during an internal audit in 2021, occurred between 11 April 2019 and 29 December 2021. Delaney resigned in December 2021 and agreed to repay the money, having paid €600 to date and presenting €5,400 in cash at the hearing. He has one minor prior conviction for a road traffic offence. Defending counsel Colm Hennessy noted Delaney's cooperation and early guilty plea. Judge Martin Nolan, recognising Delaney's candid admissions and good work history, imposed a nine‑month suspended sentence and ordered the €5,400 to be handed over to the charity.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Rehab manager avoids jail for stealing from charity. Charges or matters: one count of stealing from the company, at Kylemore Road, Ballyfermot, on dates between April 11, 2019 and December 29, 2021. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- April 11, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 29, 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 2021 Incident
- 2024-02-26 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: one count of stealing from the company, at Kylemore Road, Ballyfermot, on dates between April 11, 2019 and December 29, 2021 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He handed down a nine month sentence and suspended it in its entirety.
Places mentioned
Topics
Road Traffic Stage Sentence Theft
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