A “naive” solicitor fell victim to a classic scam when he handed over €242,000 client monies on the promise of getting €26.8 million from a Nigerian oil company, the High Court has been told. No client of James J Maher, formerly practising as a partner in James Maher & Co, Essex Quay, Dublin, was left out of pocket because Mr Maher subsequently got an inheritance from an uncle which enabled him pay the money back, the court also heard. Mr Maher (53) was subsequently diagnosed as having suffered from bipolar disorder throughout his life. Two psychiatrists differed over whether this was the cause of him falling for the scam, the...
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