David Nevin posed as an Etihad Airways pilot as part of his schemesA "Walter Mitty" character who is a serial fraud offender and convicted stalker pretended to be an airline pilot to obtain a bank loan of over €40,000. Yesterday Nevin, who had lived in a high-end apartment in the Malahide area of the capital, pleaded guilty to a number of theft and fraud-related offences at Dublin Circuit Court. BogusIn a scene straight out of the Hollywood blockbuster Catch Me If You Can, the crook managed to secure tens of thousands of euro in loans after posing as a pilot. While Nevin's scam did not manage to net him millions, he did secure major loans after posing as a pilot for Etihad Airways. While the court heard Nevin had 20 previous criminal convictions, the details of a suspended sentence he received at Dublin Circuit Court in June 2015 were not outlined.

Source: The Herald July 31, 2020 01:30 UTC