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Former solicitor and serial scammer Herbert Kilcline guilty of property fraud
Summary
Herbert Kilcline, a 62‑year‑old former solicitor, was found guilty by a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of eight counts of property fraud involving two Dublin City properties on Phibsborough Road and St Marys Road. The charges included failing to apply required measures as a designated person, using a false instrument and fraudulent procurement of entry to the land registry between September 2016 and June 2018. Kilcline had previously been jailed in May 2021 for a €120,000 social welfare fraud. The jury deliberated for four hours and 15 minutes. Co‑accused Matthew Murphy, aged 52, was acquitted of four counts, including money laundering, theft and failing to keep records between April 2017 and April 2018, with two counts dismissed by the judge's direction. Philip Marley, 53, pleaded guilty to three counts of fraudulent procurement of a false deed, fraudulent entry into the land registry and deception. All counts relate to the two properties.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Former solicitor and serial scammer Herbert Kilcline guilty of property fraud. Charges or matters: three counts, which included procuring the registration of a false deed, fraudulent procurement of an entry into the land registry and deception; three counts during the trial; a total of eight counts, which included failing to apply the required measures as a designated person, using a false instrument and fraudulent procurement of entry to the land registry between September 2016 and June 2018; obtaining disability allowance on false pretences on dates between 1996 and 2001 and making a gain by deception in relation to social welfare payments on dates between 2004 and 2010. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Found guilty; Acquitted
When:
- September 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- June 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- May 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 9 Adjournment
- January 2018 Other
- March 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- 1996 and 2001 Other
- 2004 and 2010 Other
- 2024-11-01 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: three counts during the trial; a total of eight counts, which included failing to apply the required measures as a designated person, using a false instrument and fraudulent procurement of entry to the land registry between September 2016 and June 2018; obtaining disability allowance on false pretences on dates between 1996 and 2001 and making a gain by deception in relation to social welfare payments on dates between 2004 and 2010; three counts, which included procuring the registration of a false deed, fraudulent procurement of an entry into the land registry and deception (Proven)
Plea: Guilty
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; Kilcline was previously jailed in May 2021 for a €120,000 social welfare fraud. Both men were remanded on continuing bail to the sentence date, when full facts will be heard.; Both men were remanded on continuing bail to the sentence date, when full facts will be heard.
Convicted Person
Charges: three counts during the trial; a total of eight counts, which included failing to apply the required measures as a designated person, using a false instrument and fraudulent procurement of entry to the land registry between September 2016 and June 2018; obtaining disability allowance on false pretences on dates between 1996 and 2001 and making a gain by deception in relation to social welfare payments on dates between 2004 and 2010; three counts, which included procuring the registration of a false deed, fraudulent procurement of an entry into the land registry and deception (Alleged Or Contested)
Finding: Acquitted
Outcome: Acquitted; Both men were remanded on continuing bail to the sentence date, when full facts will be heard.; Both men were remanded on continuing bail to the sentence date, when full facts will be heard.
Defendant
Charges: three counts, which included procuring the registration of a false deed, fraudulent procurement of an entry into the land registry and deception (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Both men were remanded on continuing bail to the sentence date, when full facts will be heard.; Both men were remanded on continuing bail to the sentence date, when full facts will be heard.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- SLGI. High Court
- Dublin
- Brunswick Street
- Phibsborough Road
- St Marys Road
- Park Avenue
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