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Sentence for laundering €660k linked to Kinahan cartel is upheld
Summary
Paul Carew, a 42‑year‑old Dublin resident, was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment for laundering €660,000 linked to the Kinahan crime gang. He pleaded guilty to three counts of money laundering for activities between 2014 and 2016. In August 2016, Gardaí seized €191,160 from a concealed compartment in a van he drove at Liffey Valley Shopping Centre; in June 2016, they found €350,000 in a box he placed in a van at Dublin Auto Prestige Car Wash. Carew had previously received a suspended sentence in 2014 for possessing nearly €68,000 of criminal proceeds. Judge Martin Nolan described the offence as "very serious" and noted that most of the money came from drug dealing. Carew's appeal against the sentence was dismissed by the Court of Appeal, which upheld the eight‑year term as appropriate for the offences committed.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Sentence for laundering €660k linked to Kinahan cartel is upheld. Charges or matters: three counts of money laundering in the capital on dates between 2014 and 2016. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- August 27, 2016 Incident
- June 24 Incident
- 2014 and 2016 Other
- 2019-03-25 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: three counts of money laundering in the capital on dates between 2014 and 2016 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Sentencing him to eight years imprisonment, Judge Martin Nolan said Carew had committed the "very serious offence" of money laundering for some organised crime cartel. "Money is what it's all about to them. Carew lost an appeal against the severity of his sentence today, with the Court of Appeal holding that the overall sentence was "no longer than the relevant offences merited".
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Court of Appeal
- Dublin
- Greenhills Road
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