Former garda jailed for stealing €50,000

A former garda has been jailed for theft after he pleaded guilty to obtaining over €50,000 by telling people his wife had cancer and needed treatment in the US.

Former garda jailed for stealing €50,000
Wed, 16 Jul, 2014 - 01:00
Anna Hayes

Noel Fitzhenry, aged 46, a former Co Wexford footballer and member of a well-known GAA family, appeared before Judge Barry Hickson at Wexford Circuit Criminal Court yesterday, having pleaded guilty to the charges on July 8.

Fitzhenry was sentenced to two years in prison on three of the seven counts, with the second year on each suspended.

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