A woman has been charged with the theft of more than €400,000 over a seven year period from the Co Cork credit union where she worked. Moira Coughlan was charged with 592 offences relating to the theft of €407,441.94 from some 29 accounts at the Synergy Credit Union in Fermoy. Det Sgt James O’Shea told Fermoy District Court that he arrested Ms Coughlan on May 4th and charged her with the offences, contrary to the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act. He said that Ms Coughlan made no reply to any of the charges when they were put to her after caution. He granted an application to Insp O’Sullivan to return Ms Coughlan on a signed plea of guilty to the next sittings of Cork Circuit Criminal Court on June 6th.

Source: The Irish Times May 25, 2018 15:56 UTC