Michael Lynn on trial for €27m theft from banks

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Former solicitor Michael Lynn is on trial accused of stealing around €27 million from seven financial institutions in Dublin; he has pleaded not guilty to 21 theft counts. The trial was continuing before Judge Martin Nolan and a jury when reports published on 31 October and 2 November 2023 described evidence and defence arguments.

The prosecution alleges Lynn obtained multiple mortgages on the same properties without each lender knowing other institutions were also providing finance. Defence counsel challenged bank witnesses and raised claims about how loans were handled; those were defence assertions, not findings against the banks or a verdict on Lynn’s charges.