Mallow financial adviser jailed for fraud 

Mervyn Tanner pleaded guilty to several sample charges of defrauding people of money and forging documents in support of various frauds

One of his victims inherited money which she planned to use to set her young family up for the future by clearing all of her mortgage but Mervyn Tanner persuaded her to invest it and now she is at a loss of €120,000 and still has her mortgage. File photo: iStock

A financial adviser in Mallow who used his business to dupe people out of substantial sums of cash has been jailed for five years.

One of his victims inherited money which she planned to use to set her young family up for the future by clearing all of her mortgage but Mervyn Tanner persuaded her to invest it and now she is at a loss of €120,000 and still has her mortgage.