2026-02-04
Criminal who denies being 'main player' in organised gang avoids jail for not paying tax on €27k
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: In passing sentence today, Judge Crowe said Grendon was before her "solely on a failure to remit income tax" on cash found at his home. "Clearly everyone has an obligation to pay income tax for the common good," Judge Crowe said, before she added that a considerable amount of cash had been seized. However, she said the offence was at the "lower end of the scale" and does not warrant a custodial sentence before she imposed an 18-month term, which she suspended in full on strict conditions for three years.; At a sentencing hearing last week, Judge Orla Crowe said the court required confirmation of the amount of income tax payable on the money found and adjourned the case for finalisation.