Cork man who deceived French firm out of €224k was 'robbing Peter to pay Paul', court told

The court heard that the French company was keen to establish in the Irish market and agreed with Seán O’Connor that for a finder’s fee of 1% to 3% of any order he would try to get orders from farmers

Imposing a three-year suspended sentence, Judge Behan described the defendant’s actions as an abuse of trust. File picture: Larry Cummins

A 54-year-old man who pleaded guilty to the deception of a French company establishing themselves in Ireland in the field of plastic wrapping for bails of silage in Ireland was described as “robbing Peter to pay Paul” in using the company to cover older debts he had around the country.

Now at Cork Circuit Criminal Court, Judge Sinead Behan has imposed a three-year suspended sentence on Seán O’Connor of Garrendurg, Kilbrittain, County Cork, for three counts of deception of Trioplast, now known as Trioworld, for sums of €129,000, €75,000 and €20,000 between May and August 2019.