Ireland Woman given suspended sentence for defrauding Waldorf Barbers of €35,000, Dublin
Linda Finnegan (51) admitted defrauding Waldorf Barbers, a barbershop on Westmoreland Street in Dublin 2, of more than €35,000 in March 2019, and the company later went into liquidation. Gardaí obtained warrants to search her house and seized cash. On March 27th, 2019 she pleaded guilty to fraud under the Companies Act after initially denying three theft charges. At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 8 November 2023, she received a headline sentence of two and a half years, reduced to one year and nine months and suspended in full, and she has made €14,900 available to the company's liquidator.
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- Sentenced8 Nov
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Linda Finnegan (51) admitted defrauding Waldorf Barbers of more than €35,000.
- One account says two withdrawals were made without permission; another says Finnegan fraudulently induced Bank of Ireland to transfer €29,000 to her on one day.
- Where
- Waldorf Barbers was a barbershop on Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2.
- When
- The money was taken in March 2019.
- Cause
- The relationship between Finnegan and her late father, who had co-founded the business, soured.
- Investigation
- Gardaí obtained warrants to search Finnegan's house and seized cash found there.
- Charges
- Finnegan initially denied three theft charges and later pleaded guilty to a fourth count of fraud under the Companies Act on March 27th, 2019.
- Other details
- The total sum misappropriated was €35,601.
- The company went into liquidation as a result of the fraud.
- The judge acknowledged that Finnegan thought she was entitled to withdraw the money.
- Finnegan has made €14,900 available to the company's liquidator.
- In court
- Sentencing took place at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court and was reported on 8 November 2023.
- Sentence
- The judge set a headline sentence of two and a half years.
- The sentence was reduced to one year and nine months, suspended in full, given her guilty plea and mitigating circumstances.
14 statements extracted from the articles
- whatLinda Finnegan admitted defrauding Waldorf Barbers of more than €35,000. (irishtimes.com)
- whereWaldorf Barbers was on Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2. (irishtimes.com)
- whenTwo withdrawals were made without permission in March 2019. (irishtimes.com)
- causeThe relationship between Finnegan and her father soured. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí obtained warrants to search Finnegan's house and seized cash. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationCash sums found at Finnegan's house were seized. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeFinnegan pleaded guilty to fraud under the Companies Act on March 27th, 2019. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeFinnegan initially denied three charges of theft and later pleaded guilty to a fourth count of fraud. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe judge set a headline sentence of 2½ years. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe sentence was reduced to one year and nine months, suspended in full, in light of the guilty plea and mitigating circumstances. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe total sum misappropriated by Finnegan was €35,601. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe company went into liquidation as a result of the fraud. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe judge acknowledged that Finnegan thought she was entitled to withdraw the money. (irishtimes.com)
- otherFinnegan has made €14,900 available to the company's liquidator. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 8 Nov2023Woman given suspended sentence for defrauding Dublin’s Waldorf Barbers of €35,000
Reports the sentencing of Linda Finnegan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, the headline sentence and mitigation, and the total sum misappropriated (€35,601). Also notes she has made €14,900 available to the company's liquidator.
convicted, Linda Finnegan, 51, female, named, irish (judged from name)Linda Finnegan