Former solicitor jailed for €9m land purchase fraud

A former solicitor from Co Kildare has been jailed for two and a half years for his role in a €9m land purchase fraud.

44-year-old John Duffy of Clogheen in Monasterevin admitted sending false letters to Investec Bank on behalf of co-accused Tony McAuliffe to get a loan for 55 acres of land in Co. Offaly in 2007.