Man guilty of theft after spending €58k in account

A sum of €58,000 was mistakenly lodged in a man’s AIB account and, by the time the bank came looking for it back, the money was gone.

This occurred almost two years ago and now at Cork Circuit Criminal Court the account holder has pleaded guilty to a charge of theft.

The charge states that on March 2, 2016, the defendant dishonestly appropriated €58,000 at AIB, Blackpool Retail Park, Cork.