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Worker who stole €129k in electronics from DID is jailed

Date
2026-01-30

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

A former employee of DID Electrical, Magdi Ba, has been sentenced to two years in prison for stealing over €129,000 worth of electronic items from the company over a three-year period. Ba, who had access to the warehouse, sold the stolen goods to a second-hand shop, CEX. The court heard that suspicions were raised when a warehouse manager noticed missing items, and CCTV footage showed Ba in the vault at the time. A detailed investigation by gardai revealed that Ba had sold 371 items, with the total loss to DID Electrical amounting to €129,651. Ba had initially denied the theft but later admitted to taking the items. Judge Orla Crowe described the offense as a 'consistent breach of trust' and emphasized the need for a custodial sentence. Ba had forfeited €67,000 from two bank accounts and his car before being sentenced.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Worker who stole €129k in electronics from DID is jailed. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

November 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
November 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
January 31, 2022 Incident
2026-01-30 Publication

Case subjects

Magdi Ba

Defendant

Outcome: Judge Orla Crowe on Thursday described Ba's offending as a 'consistent breach of trust' protracted over a period of time. "This has to be a custodial sentence," she remarked. She noted that Ba had forfeited the contents of two bank accounts with a value of €67,000, along with his car, before she sentenced him to two years in prison.