A care assistant who stole almost 1,000 from his intellectually disabled clients has received a two - year suspended sentence . SHARE Spanish national Jorge Garcia ( 41 ) had been working at Cheeverstown , Dublin , for six years when it was discovered he had been stealing money , a total of 960 , from six residents ' accounts over a six - month period . He did so by altering the figures on withdrawal forms and using a photocopy of an authorising signature . The court heard that Garcia , of Fortunes Walk , City Park , Saggart , has since repaid the money . He pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to six sample counts from a total of 32 charges of theft from the residents on dates between April 18 , 2013 and August 8 , 2013 . He has no previous convictions . Vulnerable Judge Desmond Hogan accepted that Garcia co - operated with the garda investigation but noted that the money was stolen from vulnerable people whom he had taken advantage of . He said because of the disabilities of the residents , Garcia 's plea had assisted the gardai . The withdrawal forms had to be approved by the manager of Cheeverstown and the money would then be taken from the clients ' accounts to allow them to pay for cinema trips , for dinner or to go shopping . It was noted that a number of forms carried the manager 's signature but the signature appeared to be photocopied . The amounts withdrawn had also not been entered into the resident 's account book . ;