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Former Fine Gael councillor jailed for corruption tells Supreme Court his conviction should be quashed

Summary

Fred Forsey Jnr, a former Fine Gael town councillor aged 46, was convicted under the Prevention of Corruption Act for receiving €80,000 in three payments from a property developer in 2006. The developer had an interest in a planning permission for land at Ballygagin, Co Waterford. Forsey was accused of attempting to persuade Waterford County Council officials and councillors to grant permission, of trying to alter the zoning of the land in the Waterford Co Development Plan, and of seeking to bring the lands into the control of Dungarvan UDC, where he had previously served. He denied the charges, claiming the money were loans. In 2012 a jury at Waterford Circuit Criminal Court found him guilty and sentenced him to six years' imprisonment, with the final two years suspended. In 2016 the Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal.

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What: Report matter: Former Fine Gael councillor jailed for corruption tells Supreme Court his conviction should be quashed. Procedural stage: appeal

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• 2018-01-30 Publication

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