Financial advisor faces extradition to Ireland over fraud claims

A financial advisor accused of fleecing £18,000 from former clients will be extradited back to Ireland, a judge ruled today (mon). John Kelleher, 63, is said to have kept cash for himself rather than investing it on his clients’ behalf. Amanda Bostok, prosecuting, said Kelleher was interviewed by Dublin police in 2017 for fraud between January 1, 2016 and March 31, 2017. She claimed Kelleher ‘admitted the crime to the Irish authorities’ during the interview – but the Irishman insisted…