Cork man jailed for using false ID to withdraw €136k from his dead brother's bank accounts

The money was used for lifestyle spending, including holidays and for sharing with others, the court heard

Det. Garda O’Connell said Kevin Connolly presented false identification as his late brother’s ID at the AIB and PTSB banks in order to make the withdrawals. File picture

Thirty withdrawals were made from bank accounts of a man who died in December 2018 in the months following his death until almost all of the money was gone and on Tuesday the dead man’s brother was jailed for 18 months for the crime.

Detective Garda Andrew O’Connell said Kevin Connolly of Ballincurrig Court, South Douglas Road, Cork, made unauthorised withdrawals of cash from two bank accounts of his brother following Joseph Connolly’s death.