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Console founder's widow in court on fraud, money laundering charges

Summary

The widow of the late founder of the suicide‑prevention charity Console, Patricia Kelly, aged 59, appeared in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 9 October 2020. She was charged with two counts of fraudulent trading and one count of money laundering covering a ten‑year period from December 2006 to July 2016. The first fraudulent trading charge alleges that between 6 December 2006 and 31 May 2015 she knowingly participated in running Console Suicide Bereavement Counselling Ltd for a fraudulent purpose, misusing the company's property that was meant for its charitable objectives. The second charge covers 1 June 2015 to 14 July 2016 and repeats the same allegation. The money‑laundering charge alleges that between 1 September 2010 and 1 July 2016 she concealed the true nature, source, location, disposition or ownership of property of Console Ltd or acted recklessly regarding whether that property was the proceeds of criminal conduct.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Console founder's widow in court on fraud, money laundering charges. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• December 2 Hearing Or Sentence
• December 2006 Other
• July 2016 Other
• December 6, 2006 Other
• May 31, 2015 Other
• June 1, 2015 Other
• July 14, 2016 Other
• September 1, 2010 Other
• July 1, 2016 Other
• 2020-10-09 Publication

Places mentioned

Topics

Fraud Stage Charge Or Pretrial

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Read the original CNI report