David Doyle jailed for stealing €218,579 from clients

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David Doyle was jailed for 18 months at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 10 November 2022 for stealing €218,579 from clients.

The thefts affected four families who had been his clients. Doyle, 68, pleaded guilty to nine charges covering thefts between December 2008 and November 2016.

Judge Martin Nolan said Doyle stole from clients to clear his debts and disguised the thefts by transferring money between accounts. The judge accepted that Doyle intended to repay the money and had eventually reported the fraud to colleagues.

The court heard Doyle sold his family home and used the proceeds to fully compensate his former firm and clients. He was struck off the register after the Law Society was alerted in October 2017.