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Apartment linked to brothel keeper deemed proceeds of crime
Summary
The High Court has ruled that a Limerick apartment linked to Brazilian-born Aulicete Walsh and her son, Maicon Morelli, was acquired with the proceeds of crime. Ms Justice Carmel Stewart granted orders in favour of the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) under Section 3 of the 1996 Proceeds of Crime Act. The court found that the property, purchased in 2014 for approximately €34,000 and registered in Mr Morelli's name, was bought using criminal funds. The judge noted that Mrs Walsh had previously been convicted of brothel keeping in Ennis and Limerick in May 2015, resulting in an eight-month prison sentence in 2017. She had also been convicted of brothel keeping in 2012 at Newcastle West District Court and fined €750. Dismissing the respondents' claims that over €20,000 of the purchase price came from legitimate income, the judge cited inconsistencies in Mrs Walsh's evidence and a failure to provide financial documentation. The court determined that the lifestyle maintained by the family, including holidays and new cars, was funded by criminal activity exploiting vulnerable women. Consequently, the matter was finalised with the court granting the CAB's application to deem the apartment proceeds of crime.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Apartment linked to brothel keeper deemed proceeds of crime. Charges or matters: brothel keeping in Ennis and Limerick in May 2015 and was given an eight-month prison sentence. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- May 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2018-12-17 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: brothel keeping in Ennis and Limerick in May 2015 and was given an eight-month prison sentence (Proven)
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; In 2017 Mrs Walsh was convicted of brothel keeping in Ennis and Limerick in May 2015 and was given an eight-month prison sentence. Mrs Walsh (55) with an address at Clarina, Co Limerick, was previously convicted of brothel keeping and fined €750 in 2012 at Newcastle West District Court.
Places mentioned
- The High Court
- Newcastle West
- Newcastle West District Court
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