Former principal escapes jail after stealing almost €100k from Limerick school

A former school principal who thieved almost €100,000 from his former school’s accounts to feed a chronic gambling addiction, was given a fully suspended 20 month jail sentence today, Friday.

READ MORE: Celine Dion cancels entire tour including Irish concerts as 'human statue' condition deteriorates He stole the money from the school’s bank and credit union accounts in increments of between €400 and €2,000 between September 2012 and July 2016. “It appeared the reason for the thefts was a severe gambling addiction, he had also used his family’s savings to feed the addiction; his marriage failed because of it, but following counseling, it is back on track,” said the judge.

Judge O’Donnell said Condon carried out the thefts with “premeditation and deviousness”, and he said the thefts were “a spectacular breach of trust by a principal of a school who had access to the school’s accounts”. The judge noted Condon has appeared to have made an “extremely impressive recovery from his addiction, and he is now on the straight and narrow”.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

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