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Former NAMA official avoids jail for leaking confidential information
Summary
In May 2016 a former National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) official, Enda Farrell, was sentenced to a two‑year suspended term for unlawfully disclosing confidential NAMA valuation data. Farrell, aged 40, sent records covering hundreds of properties—including those of major developers, NAMA's hotel portfolio and German holdings—to QED Equity Ltd. and Canaccord Genuity between May and July 2012. He pleaded guilty to eight counts under the 2009 NAMA Act. The court found no evidence that Farrell benefited personally or that NAMA's business was harmed. Judge Karen O'Connor noted the breach of trust and Farrell's attempts to bypass security as aggravating factors, but also his cooperation and admission of wrongdoing. The sentence was fully suspended, with no custodial time imposed. Farrell had not profited from the leaks, and NAMA suffered no loss from the disclosures. The case highlighted the pressures faced by NAMA staff and the importance of safeguarding confidential information.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Former NAMA official avoids jail for leaking confidential information. Charges or matters: eight counts of of unlawfully disclosing information, in breach of the 2009 NAMA Act, between May and July 2012. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- July 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 2009 Other
- February 2012 Other
- May 2012 Other
- July 24 Other
- 2016-05-12 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: eight counts of of unlawfully disclosing information, in breach of the 2009 NAMA Act, between May and July 2012 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Photo: Collins) By Declan Brennan and Fiona Ferguson A former official with the National Asset Management Agency who leaked potentially sensitive information has been given a two year suspended sentence. Judge O'Connor imposed a two year sentence which she suspended in full.
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