Man whose wife stole nearly €900k from Virgin Media jailed for money laundering

A Dublin man whose wife stole over €870,000 from Virgin Media, where she worked in payroll, has been jailed for money laundering.

The court heard that Murray's wife, Kellie Walton, 42, had been employed as payroll administrator for the company formerly known as TV3, apart from two periods when she took maternity leave. Judge Nolan said Murray has no record of conviction, a very good work history and an impressive array of references on his behalf. He sentenced him to two years in prison.

The court heard that Virgin Media had three separate payroll systems for staff, casual workers and UK work. Garda Jennings said Walton invented details of someone who was owed money by the company and then regularly transferred money into her husband's Bank of Ireland account, making the payments look genuine.

Garda Jennings agreed with Dean Kelly SC, defending, that the money had been “squandered” as it was coming in, mostly on sales transactions. The court heard that in some months, Murray's bank account was overdrawn by a couple of hundred euro.

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