City council scammer had several luxury cars

Luxury cars, including two Porches and one Mercedes, were found outside the home of a man who stole over €123,000 from Cork City Council in a scam involving the sale of parking discs and bin tags to shops.

Sentencing was adjourned at Cork Circuit Criminal Court yesterday in the case of Karl McCaughley, aged 40, of 12 Kilmore Woods, Ballinspittle, Co Cork, who had pleaded guilty to 28 sample charges of fraud in October.

Det Garda Michael Horgan said: “It would appear he enjoyed a very affluent lifestyle at that time.” The detective said McCaughley had six luxury cars outside his home during the investigation. McCaughley refuted this evidence.