OUGHTERARD RESIDENT GETS SUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR FRAUD

Date Published: 10-Feb-2010

An oughterard woman who defrauded her partners company of 77 thousand euro has been given a suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit criminal court.

Cheryl Nielson, of Towntree House, Oughterard pleaded guilty to stealing cheques that were the property of Ancove Enterprises limited, on dates between July and December 2007.

42 year old mother of two, Cheryl Nielson came to Ireland in 2001 from Australia.

Suspicions were aroused when customers who appeared to owe the company money said they had already sent cheques which had been cashed.

Judge Tony Hunt called it an unsophisticated crime and that Nielson had squandered the money on the high life.

He imposed a four year sentence which he suspended for four years on condition Nielson hands over the proceeds of her pension and savings account as compensation within four months.