Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted

Born

Between April 1962 and April 1963, from the ages reported

Offences

Theft

Where

Co. Cork

Reporting

2 reports, 25 Apr 2024 to 25 Apr 2024

Outlets

irishtimes.com, corkbeo.ie

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• Woman jailed for theft from dead cousin's credit union in Cork Theft · Co. Cork

  On 22 December 2022, 61-year-old woman Sheila Aherne entered Synergy credit union in Fermoy, Co Cork, wearing a scarf and a Covid-style mask, and withdrew close to €22,000 from the credit union account of her recently deceased 77-year-old cousin, Kathleen Cahill. She closed the account, clearing it of over €21,900, and attempted to lodge the cheque in her own bank account before returning to the credit union to have a cheque written in her own name. She was arrested after her behaviour at her own bank raised suspicion and charged with theft, deception and money laundering. She entered a guilty plea on all charges and was sentenced at Cork Circuit Criminal Court by Judge John Martin to 18 months in prison, with the last nine months suspended.

  Sentenced, 25 Apr 2024Convicted · 2 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 25 Apr2024
   Sentencedirishtimes.com, in Woman jailed for theft from dead cousin's credit union in Cork

   Woman who wore mask to withdraw €22,000 from dead cousin’s account jailed for nine months

   convicted, Sheila Aherne, 61, female, named, irish (judged from name)Sheila Aherne♀61IE
2. 25 Apr2024
   Sentencedcorkbeo.ie, in Woman jailed for theft from dead cousin's credit union in Cork

   Cork woman jailed after draining dead cousin's credit union account

   convicted, Sheila Aherne, 61, female, named, irish (judged from name)Sheila Aherne♀61IE

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