A former Donegal solicitor charged with stealing more than €100,000 from clients’ bank accounts had has his case adjourned until June 17th next.
The case of Robert Sweeney was mentioned at Letterkenny District Court in Co Donegal where he was charged with three different counts of stealing money.
The 47-year-old, with an address at Rosemount Terrace in Letterkenny, was not in court.
His solicitor, Mr Patsy Gallagher, asked for the case to be adjourned stating that the book of evidence against Sweeney was not yet ready.
The accused is charged with stealing the money from AIB bank accounts at Eyre Square in Galway in both 2012 and 2013.
Sweeney, a married man with grown-up children, stopped practising as a solicitor in 2014 after he undertook not to seek a practising certificate.
Sweeney is charged that on November 11th, 2012 at AIB, Eyre Square in Galway, he did steal property to wit €25,000, money being credited to an account in the name of Robert Sweeney, the property of Yvonne Murphy.
He is also charged that on October 11th, 2013 at AIB Eyre Square in Galway, he did steal property to wit €43,000, money being credited to an account in the name of Robert Sweeney, the property of Manjit Gill.
The accused was also charged that on December 3rd, 2013, at AIB, Eyre Square in Galway, he did steal property to wit €35,000, money being credited to an account in the name of Robert Sweeney, the property of Ciaran Byrne.
All charges are contrary to Section 4 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001.