Cronin locked up for two months
The Scotsman who pawned off a dud cheque to Limerick Animal Welfare, gaining praise from the Mayor of Limerick City, has been arrested, tried and sentenced all in the one day.
John Cronin (34) with various addresses, was before Judge Tom O’Donnell today after he was arrested at Colbert Railway station this afternoon.
The court heard that he made a donation of a dud cheque to Limerick Animal Welfare last Friday. It is understood that he spent the last week in Limerick attending an alcoholism treatment centre.
He chose to represent himself in court today, and said that he made the fake donation so that people would think well of him. “and for a brief time, they did.” he said. He also claimed that he did not gain financially by issueing the dud cheque.
Cronin pleaded guilty of haveing a cheque which he knew to be false, and was sentenced to two months imprisonment.