Would-be monk faces sentencing for fraud

A former senior partner at a leading stockbrokers in Cork who had spent seven years training as a monk is to be sentenced today for defrauding clients of €4.6m.

Stephen Pearson, from North Esk, Glanmire, pleaded guilty to 47 counts of illegal dealing over six years from 1995 at W&R Morrogh Stockbrokers.