2014-12-08 · The Swan, Laois
Successful DPP appeal sees suspended sentence and €5K fine imposed on man who failed to pay excise duty
James Brophy, 46, of The Swan, Athy, was found guilty of excise duty evasion for importing over four million illegal cigarettes. A jury convicted him on 25 August 2010, and he was sentenced to 240 hours of community service in lieu of three years imprisonment on 12 October 2012. The Director of Public Prosecutions appealed, and the Court of…