Former barrister who stole €235,000 from businessman to be sentenced

A former barrister who stole €235,000 from a businessman by pretending to buy him a warehouse in Co Kildare will be sentenced later at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
Patrick Russell (56), with an address at Teach Daingain, Steelstown, Rathcoole, Co Dublin, pleaded guilty to the theft of €215,000 from businessman Paul O’Connell at Anglesea St, Temple Bar in Dublin on July 23, 2015.