Jason Whelan sentenced for €13,000 employer theft

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Jason Whelan received a fully suspended three-year sentence for stealing from his employer at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 12 October 2016. He pleaded guilty to five sample counts involving €13,852 taken from Europcar in Santry between May and July 2013.

The judge described the theft as a serious breach of trust and noted Whelan’s co-operation, guilty plea and gambling addiction. The money had not been repaid, and the court was told his gambling addiction had ended.