Richard Power pleads guilty to stealing €69,530

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Richard Power pleaded guilty to one count of stealing €69,530 from his employer at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The proceedings were reported on 7 December 2021.

The thefts occurred between June 2018 and June 2020, after Power changed tenants’ bank details to his own account to receive deposit refunds. He later repaid €10,000, while his father pledged to repay a further €59,000 owed to the company, according to the defence.

The report said Power had lost his property management licence and was fined €5,000. Judge Elma Sheahan adjourned sentencing to February 1.