Gambling addict scammed acquaintance out of €56k inheritance

Jail for 48-year-old accused for elaborate two-year scam, described by judge as a 'sad case'

The addict impersonated a solicitor to keep the scam going.

A gambling addict has been jailed for two and a half years for duping an acquaintance out of €56,000 that he inherited from his late mother in an elaborate two-year scam.

Judge Helen Boyle imposed a three-year sentence with the last six months suspended in the case against Thomas O’Connell at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.