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Stay put on Mullingar man's extradition to Britain to face £100 million money laundering charge

Summary

James Anthony Tighe, 64, of Pettiswood, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, is alleged to have been involved in a £100 million money‑laundering conspiracy. British authorities seek his extradition to face charges of conspiracy to cheat the public revenue, one charge of cheating the public revenue, and one charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering covering 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2005. He was arrested in July 2012 under a European Arrest Warrant issued in September 2011. The High Court has heard that construction companies under Tighe's control were allegedly used to systematically defraud Her Majesty's Revenue. Judge John Edwards ruled that Tighe would be surrendered to the UK for all offences covered by the warrant, but he would remain on bail pending the outcome of an appeal. If the appeal fails, Tighe will return to the High Court; if the Supreme Court upholds the appeal, the matter will end.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Stay put on Mullingar man's extradition to Britain to face £100 million money laundering charge. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• July 2012 Incident
• September 2011 Incident
• January 1, 1997 Adjournment
• December 31, 2005 Adjournment
• 2014-06-05 Publication

Places mentioned

Topics

Fraud Stage Charge Or Pretrial

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