Chelsea Dooley gets suspended sentence for money laundering role

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Chelsea Dooley received a 12-month suspended sentence and must complete 200 hours of community service at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The proceedings were reported on 21 April 2023. Dooley pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of the proceeds of criminal crime. Judge Martina Baxter took account of her guilty plea, good employment history, further education and lack of financial gain. Defence counsel Olan Callanan BL said other parties took the money from Dooley’s account and that she had not profited from the scheme. The report said the case involved €24,900 taken from a man’s AIB account, with €23,899 transferred to Dooley’s account.