Former solicitor who stole €260k from clients is jailed
A former solicitor who admitted stealing €260,000 from her clients because she was €6.5 million in debt has been jailed for a year.
Jacqueline Durcan, 47, pleaded guilty in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to one count of stealing €260,000 between February 21, 2008 and January 27, 2011.
Judge Patricia Ryan sentenced Ms Durcan to a year in prison.