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Court reports mentioning Clarina, Limerick
2018-12-17 · Limerick
The High Court has ruled that a Limerick apartment linked to Brazilian-born Aulicete Walsh and her son, Maicon Morelli, was acquired with the proceeds of crime. Ms Justice Carmel Stewart granted orders in favour of the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) under Section 3 of the 1996 Proceeds of Crime Act. The court found that the property, purchased in 2014 for approximately €34,000 and registered in Mr Morelli's name, was bought using criminal funds. The judge noted that Mrs Walsh had previously been convicted of brothel keeping in Ennis and Limerick in May 2015, resulting in an eight-month prison sentence in 2017. She had also been convicted of brothel keeping in 2012 at Newcastle West District Court and fined €750. Dismissing the respondents' claims that over €20,000 of the purchase price came from legitimate income, the judge cited inconsistencies in Mrs Walsh's evidence and a failure to provide financial documentation. The court determined that the lifestyle maintained by the family, including holidays and new cars, was funded by criminal activity exploiting vulnerable women. Consequently, the matter was finalised with the court granting the CAB's application to deem the apartment proceeds of crime.
2018-07-09 · Limerick
In a High Court hearing on 9 July 2018, the Court of Appeal (CAB) applied to have an apartment, allegedly bought with proceeds of crime, declared as such under the 1996 Proceeds of Crime Act. The apartment, purchased in 2014 for about €34,000, is owned by Aulicete Walsh, 55, and her son Maicon Morelli. Walsh was convicted of brothel keeping in 2015 and served eight months; she had earlier been fined for the same offence in 2012. CAB, following a Garda investigation, argues the purchase was funded by criminal proceeds and seeks freezing orders. Walsh and Morelli contest the claim, asserting that over €20,000 of the purchase price came from legitimate earnings and that they should receive a share of any sale proceeds. They also argue that the money used was from lawful work and from funds received from Walsh's late father in Brazil.
2017-03-20 · Limerick
Jonathan Slattery (36) and William Slattery (63), directors of Slattery Ventures Limited, pleaded guilty to multiple VAT offences, including delivering incorrect returns, claiming unentitled repayments, and failing to keep records between 2005 and 2008. Their 2015 suspended three‑year sentences were reviewed by the Director of Public Prosecutions and converted to eight‑month custodial terms by the Court of Appeal. The case centred on the Ballycummin fast‑food outlet, where the company's cash registers were manipulated: the NRGT function was deliberately disabled and every second z‑read was skipped, leading to unrecorded cash receipts and under‑payment of VAT. The estimated loss to Revenue was €223,965, in addition to €70,000 already recovered. The Slatterys provided limited cooperation, made no admissions, and had no prior convictions. The Court of Appeal accepted mitigation but imposed the eight‑month jail term, requiring the Slatterys to surrender to Gardaí on 27 March 2024.