Ex-lawyer faces trial accused of stealing €52m

Struck-off solicitor Thomas Byrne has been sent forward for trial accused of stealing approximately €52m in connection with mortgages taken out on more than 20 properties in Dublin.

Ex-lawyer faces trial accused of stealing €52m
Sat, 03 Mar, 2012 - 00:00
Tom Tuite

The 45-year-old made his third appearance at Dublin District Court yesterday.

The ex-lawyer, who formerly had a solicitor’s practice in Walkinstown, in Dublin, was served with a four-volume book of evidence by Det Sgt Paschal Walsh, of the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation.

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CourtsCrimePlace: DublinPlace: WalkinstownPlace: Upper Dorset St.Place: Walkinstown Rd, DublinPlace: Aungier StPerson: Thomas ByrnePerson: Det SgtPerson: Paschal WalshPerson: SolicitorPerson: Catherine IrvinePerson: Denis McLoughlinPerson: ByrnePerson: McLoughlinPerson: Sean Ó SíocháinOrganisation: Dublin District CourtOrganisation: Garda Bureau of Fraud InvestigationOrganisation: DPPOrganisation: Dublin Circuit Criminal CourtOrganisation: Permanent TSBOrganisation: National Irish BankOrganisation: IIBOrganisation: Irish Nationwide Building SocietyOrganisation: EBSOrganisation: Anglo Irish BankOrganisation: Bank of Scotland
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