Man jailed for stealing over €500k from charity

A financial administrator for a charity for people with disabilities was yesterday jailed for 18 months for theft of more than €500,000.

Jeremiah Collins, aged 35, who lives at an apartment at Morehampton, Donnybrook, Dublin, was employed by the Cork Centre for Independent Living, an organisation facilitating the independence of people with disabilities.

Detective Garda Tomas O’Connor said Collins set up the financial system used by the charity and effectively stole €535,000 through fraudulent accounting practices.