Adam Clayton’s former PA Carol Hawkins has been convicted of stealing 2. 8 million Euro from the U2 bassist.
The 47 year old of Lower Rathmines Road, Dublin has been found guilty on all 181 charges of using cheques to draw down the money from her employer’s bank accounts between 2004 and 2008
For over 3 weeks the jury has heard about Carol Hawkins’s spending binge – her stable of 22 racehorses, the New York apartment and spending sprees on fifth avenue and bond street.
Today after 5 hours of deliberations the fate of Adam Clayton’s former PA was sealed – she sat with her hands clasped for 20 minutes as unanimous guilty verdicts on 181 counts of theft were read out.
181 is the number of cheques she wrote to draw down over 2.8 million Euro from the U2 bassist’s Bank of Ireland accounts.
Adam Clayton who gave evidence against his former PA arrived as the case drew to a close and made a very brief statement outside court:
The court has heard Carol Hawkins maintains her innocence – the judge today described the evidence against her as ‘overwhelming’.
She remains on bail until sentencing next Friday.
