NOT so dirty sexy money
It's a million miles away from Catch Me If You Can. There were a few cases in Dublin last week that highlighted the mundane, boring, dull reality of most frauds. They also showed that for most companies the biggest risk of fraud comes from within. Remanded for sentencing was pay roll manager Joseph Sullivan, who admitted transferring €36,000 to his own bank account. The dad-of-one, worked for an investment company. He was caught after he left a bank transfer order with authorising signatures taped to the bottom on the office photocopier. Sullivan took the money because he owed €50,000 as a result of his gambling addiction.
Then there was the mother of seven children, overwhelmed by debts who took €9,000 from her employer and blew €10,000 from an anonymous benefactor touched by her plight. Joan Sloan made a number of internet banking transactions when she was under serious financial pressure. She got a three-year suspended sentence and 150 hours of community service.
Another gambling addict Harry Henry pulled off the old rent deposit scam on five different people by pretending to be the landlord of his own apartment while sleeping rough. The former sports teacher, described as a chronic gambler, confessed on the day his victims were due to collect the keys. He got a three-year suspended sentence.
Then there was the mother of seven children, overwhelmed by debts who took €9,000 from her employer and blew €10,000 from an anonymous benefactor touched by her plight. Joan Sloan made a number of internet banking transactions when she was under serious financial pressure. She got a three-year suspended sentence and 150 hours of community service.
Another gambling addict Harry Henry pulled off the old rent deposit scam on five different people by pretending to be the landlord of his own apartment while sleeping rough. The former sports teacher, described as a chronic gambler, confessed on the day his victims were due to collect the keys. He got a three-year suspended sentence.
