U2 bassist Adam Clayton's former PA given seven-year jail term

Carol Hawkins sentenced for embezzlement of of £2.2m of U2 member's money after conviction on 181 counts of theft
Carol Hawkins
U2 bass guitarist Adam Clayton's former personal assistant, Carol Hawkins, appears at court in Dublin before being sentenced to a seven-year jail term. Photograph: Julien Behal/PA

U2 star Adam Clayton's former personal assistant has been sentenced to seven years in prison for the embezzlement of €2.8m (£2.2m) of the bassist's money.

Carol Hawkins was last week convicted on 181 counts of theft from Clayton's bank accounts over a four-year period.

Clayton was not in court as the 48-year-old Hawkins was led away by prison guards at the circuit criminal court in Dublin after Judge Patrick McCartan had delivered the sentence.



"These were crimes rooted in greed and nothing else," he said. "Whether she was a fool or clever person really matters very little."