Farmer fined €15k after buying stolen John Deere tractor for €16k

A farmer who bought a “hot” tractor for €16,000 when it was arguably worth €64,000 yesterday got a three-year suspended sentence and a €15,000 fine for handling stolen property.

Judge David Riordan imposed the penalties on James O’Regan, aged 51, of Curraglass, Castlecor, Mallow, Co Cork.

A jury at Cork Circuit Criminal Court last week convicted him of handling the stolen John Deere tractor.