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Jail term cut for financial controller who stole €280k from employer
Summary
Patrick Moran, a 40‑year‑old financial controller from Knocklyon, was jailed for stealing €281,000 from Deutsche Bank by using his company credit card without authorisation, falsifying documents and submitting false records to AIB to raise the card limit. He pleaded guilty to charges of stealing cash, falsifying documents and using a false instrument between November 2011 and January 2013. In July 2015 he received a three‑year prison sentence from Judge Martin Nolan. On appeal, Justice Alan Mahon re‑sentenced him to three years imprisonment with the final 12 months suspended, citing his first‑time offender status, lack of prior convictions, and evidence of rehabilitation. Moran admitted the fraud, diverted funds to a PayPal account and ultimately to his own account, causing a loss of about €281,000. The Court of Appeal also required him to enter a good‑behaviour bond. The civil judgment and costs remain against him.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Jail term cut for financial controller who stole €280k from employer. Charges or matters: sample charges of stealing cash, falsifying documents and using a false instrument on dates between November 2011 and January 2013. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- November 2011 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 31, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2016-07-08 Publication
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: sample charges of stealing cash, falsifying documents and using a false instrument on dates between November 2011 and January 2013 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Moran successfully appealed his sentence today and accordingly he was re-sentenced to three years imprisonment with the final 12 months suspended. Mr Justice Mahon, who sat with Mr Justice George Birmingham and Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan, quashed the original sentence and imposed a new term of three years imprisonment with the final 12 months suspended.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Court of Appeal
- The Circuit Court
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