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No jail for criminal "bookkeeper" caught with €115k in cash
Summary
Janet Morrissey, 35, a single mother from Lucan, was found by Gardaí with €117,800 in cash in April 2016, which she claimed were proceeds of crime. She pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of the cash. The court noted her cocaine addiction, heavy debts, and that she had been exploited by serious criminals who used her as a bookkeeper. She had been paid €600 a week for handling the money and had sorted it into bundles of €5,000 and €10,000. Judge Gerard Griffin, after considering her cooperation, drug‑free status, full‑time job, and a letter from her father, suspended a five‑year sentence. He warned that any future contact would not be a pleasant experience. The case ended with a suspended sentence and no custodial term.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: No jail for criminal "bookkeeper" caught with €115k in cash. Charges or matters: possession of €117,800 in cash, which was the proceeds of crime. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- April 4, 2016 Incident
- 2017-07-24 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: possession of €117,800 in cash, which was the proceeds of crime (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: A woman who was caught with over €115,000 in cash while acting as a bookkeeper for serious criminals has received a five year suspended sentence. He suspended the sentence for five years, saying to Morrissey: "If we see each other again, it won't be a happy experience." Earlier, Garda Jerome Twomey told Elva Duffy BL, prosecuting, that gardaí went to Morrissey's Lucan home with a search warrant on April 4, 2016, where they met Morrissey on her way in.
Places mentioned
- Meile An Ri Drive
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
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