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Man wanted to face charges of forging a will surrenders voluntarily

Summary

In Northern Ireland, Francis Joseph Tiernan, a man in his fifties from Carrickedmond, Kilcurry, Dundalk, Co. Louth, voluntarily surrendered to authorities after a European Arrest Warrant issued in 2012 was executed. The warrant concerns four alleged offences between 1 December 2004 and 1 April 2007, including forging a will, forging a document purporting to be a property sale agreement, and conspiracy to use false instruments. Each offence carries a potential 10‑year prison penalty. Mr Tiernan entered the witness box, signed a surrender document, and was remanded on continuing bail until handover.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Man wanted to face charges of forging a will surrenders voluntarily. Charges or matters: forging a will; forging a document purporting to be an agreement for the sale of a property; conspiracy to use both 'false instruments'. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• December 1st 2004 Incident
• April 1st 2007 Incident
• 2014-07-02 Publication

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Stage Charge Or Pretrial

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