Man sold €27k worth of bogus holidays to friends

A man who stole over €27,000 from friends and acquaintances by selling them bogus package holidays has been remanded on bail pending sentence in February.

Aaron Weinrib, aged 37, of Cambridge Villas, Rathmines, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to eight sample charges of theft and fraud on dates between Jun and Dec 2010.

The court heard he had been selling three different holiday packages to New York, Las Vegas and Cape Town while claiming to be an agent for tour operator Top Flight. His defence counsel said he used the money to keep up with “his cocaine lifestyle”, having lost his job.