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Stolen cheque "pawn" gets suspended sentence

Summary

A 31‑year‑old Dublin mother, Shineen Mulhall, received a 12‑month suspended sentence and was ordered to complete 150 hours of community service within two years. She pleaded guilty in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to stealing €16,885 from Oaklee Housing Trust on 4 February 2013 and €5,564 from the Irish College of General Practitioners on 3 March 2013. Gardaí described her as a "pawn" in the operation, noting that two cheques totalling over €21,500 were lodged into her account and later withdrawn under instructions from a man. Mulhall had 19 prior convictions for road traffic offences. The judge, Catherine Murphy, noted that she had not attracted adverse Garda attention and had fully cooperated. The case involved CCTV evidence of her lodging the cheques and the Garda interview in October 2013 where she admitted to cashing them on behalf of the man.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Stolen cheque "pawn" gets suspended sentence. Charges or matters: stealing €16,885 from Oaklee Housing Trust on February 4, 2013 and stealing €5,564 from the Irish College of General Practitioners on March 3, 2013. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• February 4, 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
• March 3, 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
• October 2013 Incident
• 2016-03-16 Publication

Case subjects

Places mentioned

Topics

Road Traffic Stage Charge Or Pretrial Theft

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