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Male model caged for laundering over €1m
Summary
Mark Adams, a 41‑year‑old former airport policeman and male model, was sentenced to five years' imprisonment in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for laundering over €1 million. He pleaded guilty to handling €582,045 of criminal proceeds at Dublin Airport on 11 September 2015 and to laundering €227,130 at Bank of Ireland, €298,280 at PTSB, Malahide and €78,990 at Bank of Ireland Credit Card Centre between January 2012 and March 2017. Customs officials intercepted him at the airport with a concealed sum of cash, and a subsequent investigation uncovered €604,400 deposited into three accounts linked to Adams. He had no prior convictions, was a father, and was on a waiting list for treatment for drug and gambling dependencies. Judge Martin Nolan imposed the five‑year term without suspension, citing the seriousness of money laundering and Adams' capacity for reform. The court noted he had not used his former policing role to facilitate the offences.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Male model caged for laundering over €1m. Charges or matters: engaging in handling €582,045 the proceeds of criminal conduct at Dublin Airport on September 11, 2015; money laundering in relation to €227,130 at Bank of Ireland, Dublin Airport; €298,280 at PTSB, Main Street Malahide and €78,990 at Bank of Ireland Credit Card Centre on dates between January 2012 and March 2017. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- March 2020 Other
- September 11, 2015 Other
- January 2012 Incident
- March 2017 Incident
- 2007 and 2012 Incident
- 2014 and 2015 Other
- 2020-10-29 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: engaging in handling €582,045 the proceeds of criminal conduct at Dublin Airport on September 11, 2015; money laundering in relation to €227,130 at Bank of Ireland, Dublin Airport; €298,280 at PTSB, Main Street Malahide and €78,990 at Bank of Ireland Credit Card Centre on dates between January 2012 and March 2017 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He imposed five years imprisonment.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Main Street
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