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Brendan Mullin trial: a mystery €500k transfer and the inner workings of the 'bank of the rich'
Summary
The Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial of former rugby star Brendan Mullin, aged 61, focused on a €500,000 transfer from Bank of Ireland Private Bank to Spice Holdings in 2011 that has never been recovered. Mullin faced 15 charges, including nine theft counts, five false accounting, and one deception count, but the jury was directed to find him not guilty of deception. The prosecution alleged Mullin, as managing director of the private bank, stole €573,281 between 2011 and 2013, comprising the €500,000 transfer and about €61,000 in personal legal fees paid by the bank, plus smaller payments to Grant Thornton and Beechwood Partners. Mullin claimed the €500,000 was a payment to his company Quantum to settle a future debt, while the bank argued it was a processing error.
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What: Report matter: Brendan Mullin trial: a mystery €500k transfer and the inner workings of the 'bank of the rich'. Procedural stage: trial
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- December 2011 Incident
- June 2012 Incident
- July 2011 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 2013 Incident
- July 2013 Incident
- 2011 and 2013 Other
- 2012 and 2013 Other
- 2024-11-05 Publication
Why: The jury was told that this was a theft trial in which no money was missing – Mr Mullin arranged for €500,000 to be paid to the private bank in 2015 because, the defence asserted, he felt under pressure by the bank's solicitors and didn't want such a serious allegation hanging over him. Defence account reported by CNI
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