Fugitive Lynn faces 10 years in jail if convicted

Property developer facing prosecution under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 2001

Michael Lynn

Fugitive solicitor Michael Lynn will be defended by solicitor Cahir O’Higgins on his return to Ireland over a suspected multimillion euro mortgage fraud.

Last Tuesday, the Supreme Court in Brazil cleared the way for the 47-year-old’s extradition home to face 21 charges of theft from a number of banking institutions during the boom.

The court first ruled that the struck-off solicitor be surrendered in December 2014, but Lynn sought clarification of the order ...