Cork man pleads guilty to pension payments fraud and money laundering charges

Accused faces 21 counts of theft of €540 in fortnightly pension payments which came to light after investigation in payments being made to a man after his death

Accused signed pleas of guilty to 21 counts of theft and one charge of money-laundering.

An investigation into pension payments being made to a man after his death resulted in a 33-year-old man facing 21 counts of theft of these €540 fortnightly amounts.

On Tuesday at Cork District Court, William Mullane, 33, signed pleas of guilty to 21 counts of theft and one charge of money-laundering.