Ireland Named in reporting
Ebenezer Oduntan
Born 1965, from the ages reported. 6 reports across 1 case, 1 Jul 2021 to 27 Apr 2024
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused
- Born
- 1965, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Irish, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Theft and fraud
- Where
- Co. Kildare
- Reporting
- 6 reports, 1 Jul 2021 to 27 Apr 2024
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, thejournal.ie, rte.ie, irishtimes.com
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Cases
latest first- Former pastor sentenced for theft and fraud at Naas church Theft and fraud · Co. Kildare
Ebenezer Oduntan, 58, a naturalised Irish citizen and former pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (City of David) in Naas, Co Kildare, allegedly took more than €125,000 from church funds between 2012 and 2020. He was arrested and charged at Newbridge Garda Station on 1 July 2021 following an investigation by the Corporate Enforcement Authority. After a three-week trial at Naas Circuit Criminal Court in March 2024, he was convicted of all 87 charges of theft, fraud and company law offences. He was sentenced on 26 April 2024 to seven years for deception, six and a half years for theft and three and a half years for false information to the CRO, all concurrent, with the final six months suspended and custody backdated to 13 March 2024.
Sentenced, 26 Apr 2024Convicted, accused · 6 reports
Timeline
every report naming Ebenezer Oduntan, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 27 Apr2024Ex-pastor jailed for stealing more than €125,000 from Kildare-based churchconvicted, Ebenezer Oduntan, 58, male, named, non-irish (judged from name; reported as Irish)Ebenezer Oduntan
- 26 Apr2024Former pastor who stole over €125,000 from Kildare-based church sentenced to 6.5 years in prisonconvicted, Ebenezer Oduntan, 58, male, named, non-irish (judged from name; reported as Irish)Ebenezer Oduntan
- 26 Apr2024Ex-pastor jailed for theft of €125k from Kildare churchconvicted, Ebenezer Oduntan, 58, male, named, non-irish (judged from name; reported as Irish)Ebenezer Oduntan
- 13 Mar2024Kildare pastor convicted on 87 charges, including theft of €125,000convicted, Ebenezer Oduntan, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Ebenezer Oduntan
- 1 Jul2021Pastor charged with theft worth €70,000 from churchaccused, Ebenezer Oduntan, 55, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Ebenezer Oduntan
- 1 Jul2021Pastor accused of taking €70k from Kildare church fundsaccused, Ebenezer Oduntan, 56, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Ebenezer Oduntan
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