Michael Lynn on trial for theft at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court

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Michael Lynn was on trial for theft at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 3 March 2022; the charges concern alleged thefts in Dublin.

Lynn had pleaded not guilty to 21 theft counts covering the period from 23 October 2006 to 20 April 2007. The prosecution alleged that he obtained multiple mortgages on the same properties without the banks knowing that other institutions were also providing finance.

At the hearing, former Irish Nationwide underwriter Olivia Greene described a dispute over approval of a loan for Glenlion House in Howth. She testified that former bank boss Michael Fingleton said he would not be blamed for agreeing the loan, which the bank later wrote off at a loss of more than €4 million. Asked why Fingleton challenged whether he had approved it, Greene said she thought he wanted someone else to take the blame. The trial was continuing before Judge Martin Nolan and a jury.