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A 37-year-old man charged with directing a criminal organisation will face trial before the non-jury Special Criminal Court following a successful application by the State. The accused was first charged at Sligo District Court in January 2022 and appeared before Mr Justice Tony Hunt this week, where the order for non-jury trial was granted. He is remanded in custody at Castlerea Prison pending a further court appearance next Friday. The man is charged with directing the activities of a criminal organisation between October 2019 and January 2022. He also faces two counts of money laundering relating to an alleged €27,100 in proceeds of criminal conduct at his home in County Sligo in June 2020.
Source: Courts News Ireland
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