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Former rugby star had 'no option' but to resign from bank, €570k theft trial hears
Summary
The trial of Brendan Mullin, a former Bank of Ireland senior executive and ex‑Ireland rugby international, is ongoing. Mullin, aged 60, denies 15 charges of theft, deception and false accounting alleged to have occurred between July 2011 and March 2013. Prosecutors claim he authorised payments to solicitors and accounting firms for work by his company Quantum Investment Strategies or for himself, and that he stole €500,000 from the bank during a miscommunication about a payout to life‑assurance customers. They also allege he authorised a payment of €500,000 to Spice Holdings, a company registered in the British Virgin Islands, and that the money was later repaid to the bank in July 2015. Mullin pleaded not guilty to one count of stealing €500,000 and eight other counts totalling about €73,000, plus one count of deception and five counts of false accounting. The case is before Judge Martin Nolan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The trial continues.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Former rugby star had 'no option' but to resign from bank, €570k theft trial hears. Charges or matters: one count of stealing €500,000 from Bank of Ireland Private Bank, Mespil Road, Dublin 4 on December 16, 2011, along with eight other counts of stealing various amounts of money amounting to just over €73,000 from the bank on various dates; one count of deception and five counts of false accounting. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- July 2011 Incident
- March 2013 Incident
- July 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 2013 Other
- July 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
- August 2010 Hearing Or Sentence
- September 2011 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 16, 2011 Other
- September 2015 Other
- 2024-10-16 Publication
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Defendant
Charges: one count of stealing €500,000 from Bank of Ireland Private Bank, Mespil Road, Dublin 4 on December 16, 2011, along with eight other counts of stealing various amounts of money amounting to just over €73,000 from the bank on various dates; one count of deception and five counts of false accounting (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
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