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Court refuses to legally aid couple's defence of CAB claim over property and cash

Summary

In a High Court hearing on 24 October 2018, Justice Carmel Stewart dismissed a Dublin couple's application for legal aid to challenge the Criminal Asset Bureau's (CAB) claim that a house on Casement Drive, an apartment in Bulgaria and about €72,000 in cash were proceeds of crime. CAB had obtained freezing orders in November 2016 under the Proceeds of Crime Act against Mr Jason Boyle and his parents, Laurence and Rosaleen Boyle, for the said assets. The Boyles denied the claim, asserting the cash was savings from Mr Boyle's business over ten years and that the properties were purchased with proceeds from their former home and family loans. Mr Boyle, aged 58, described the cash as hidden due to mistrust of banks and to protect his son with a drug problem. Mrs Boyle, aged 56, said she was not working.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Court refuses to legally aid couple's defence of CAB claim over property and cash. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• November 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2018-10-24 Publication

Why: Mr Boyle said that the money was concealed in the manner due to his mistrust of banks and because he did not want one of his sons, Laurence Jnr, who he said has a drug problem, to get it. CNI source report

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Drugs Stage Hearing Or Decision

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Read the original CNI report