Seven years for Clayton assistant

The former personal assistant of Adam Clayton has been jailed for seven years after she was found guilty of stealing nearly €3m from his bank accounts.

Seven years for Clayton assistant

Judge Patrick McCartan that Carol Hawkins’ crime, “ranks at the higher end of the scale” and the nature of the crime is a “serious breach of trust craftily done over time”.

He said it was “a crime rooted in greed and nothing else and, whether she was a fool or a clever person, that does matter”.

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