Former Cork Councillor found guilty on deception charges
A former Cork Fianna Fáil councillor has been remanded in custody for sentence after he was convicted of obtaining money by deception while working as a financial advisor. 38 year old Gary O'Flynn with an address at Hayfield Drive, Castle Court in Whitechurch had denied a total of 22 sample charges of obtaining money by deception. But yesterday, a jury of eight men and four women at Cork Circuit Criminal Court found him guilty of 13 counts of obtaining sums totalling €1,000 by deception The jury found Gary O'Flynn guilty of the 13 charges which related to money he obtained from Eric Higgins between Dec 31st 2009 and Jan 27th 2012. Southern Correspondent with the Irish Times Barry Roche told the Neil Prendeville Show that he has been remanded in custody until June 26th next Press PLAY button above to listen to the audio
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