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Student accommodation fraud pair fail to show up to court
Summary
A man and woman who were due to be sentenced for student accommodation fraud in south Dublin have failed to appear in court. Michael Ward (33) and Melissa Collins (26) were scheduled to appear before the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court but did not show up. Judge Martin Nolan issued a bench warrant for their arrest. Ward, from Moyne Park, Moyne Road, Baldoyle, previously pleaded guilty to stealing €1,800 from a bank account between September 9, 2022, and September 18, 2022, in an unknown location within the State. Collins, from Cherryfield Walk, Hartstown, pleaded guilty to stealing €600 from a bank account on July 27, 2022, in an unknown location within the State. The District Court previously heard that the case involves fraud against a number of international students in south Dublin. The case has drawn attention due to the nature of the fraud and the involvement of international students.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Student accommodation fraud pair fail to show up to court. Charges or matters: one count of stealing €1,800 from a bank account on a date between September 9, 2022 and September 18, 2022 in an unknown location within the State; one count of stealing €600 from a bank account on an unknown location within the State on July 27, 2022. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- September 9, 2022 Incident
- September 18, 2022 Incident
- July 27, 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2025-11-24 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: one count of stealing €1,800 from a bank account on a date between September 9, 2022 and September 18, 2022 in an unknown location within the State; one count of stealing €600 from a bank account on an unknown location within the State on July 27, 2022 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Defendant
Charges: one count of stealing €1,800 from a bank account on a date between September 9, 2022 and September 18, 2022 in an unknown location within the State; one count of stealing €600 from a bank account on an unknown location within the State on July 27, 2022 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- The District Court
- Moyne Park
- Moyne Road
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