Case No. 2816Deception, false accounting, using a false instrument · Co. Dublin
Mary O'Sullivan given suspended sentence for €16,024 theft from Leargas petty cash
Mary O'Sullivan, 52, of Ballymun, Dublin, was given a fully suspended two-year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to deception, false accounting and using a false instrument for stealing €16,024 from her non-profit employer Leargas between 2016 and 2019.
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- Sentenced2 Dec
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Key facts
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- whatMary O'Sullivan, 52, of Belclare Park, Ballymun, Dublin, pleaded guilty to one count of deception, four counts of using a false instrument and four counts of false accounting. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatShe took €16,024 from her employer Leargas between 2016 and 2019. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatShe falsified receipts and kept incomplete accounting records. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatLeargas is a not-for-profit organisation which manages international and national exchange programmes in youth work, education and training. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe petty cash float rarely exceeded €300 and was held in a steel box with a key at O'Sullivan's desk. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatSome receipts had been altered by pen to change the date or had the date stamp removed. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatDuring interview she passed blame to her colleagues and suggested money was moved around for budget purposes. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatO'Sullivan started working with Leargas in 2009 as a temp and became a permanent employee in the accounts department in 2016. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatHer employment with Leargas was terminated as a result of the review. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatO'Sullivan was experiencing financial hardship at the time of her offending, in part as her son had recently started college. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenOn 3 December 2019, O'Sullivan was asked to hand over the reconciliation of the petty cash account. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA review was carried out in 2019 into irregularities in the petty cash. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationO'Sullivan was interviewed by Gardaí voluntarily four times. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtJudge Orla Crowe described O'Sullivan's blaming of other people as a 'shameful course of action'. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe court ordered that €16,024 be paid to Leargas. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherO'Sullivan has no previous convictions. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherO'Sullivan is working and supports her parents. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 2 Dec2024Woman avoids jail after robbing thousands in petty cash from non-profit employer
Sentencing report: O'Sullivan received a two-year sentence fully suspended on a bond, with €16,024 ordered as restitution to Leargas.
convicted, Mary O'Sullivan, 52, female, named, irish (judged from name)Mary O'Sullivan