Letting agent stole €70k of tenants' deposit refunds for his gambling addiction

Power cooperated fully with gardaí when they interviewed him about the theft and told them: “I just want to tell the truth.”

Richard Power was employed as a letting negotiation manager by the company for four years. File photo

A letting agent stole nearly €70,000 in tenant deposits from his employer over a two-year period to fund his gambling addiction, a court has heard.

Richard Power (35) regularly logged into the system of his letting agent employer and changed the bank account details of tenants who had paid deposits at the start of their lease and were due a refund, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard today.