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Organised crime laundering scheme uncovered after raid on weapons arsenal that could 'arm small country'
Summary
A woman and her partner were involved in a money-laundering scheme linked to an organised crime group, following a raid that uncovered an arsenal of firearms capable of 'arming a small country', the Special Criminal Court has heard. Jonathan Harding (48) of Kerdiff Avenue, Naas, Co Kildare, pleaded guilty to five charges of converting, transferring or handling property, to wit money, between 1 January, 2012, and 31 December 2016, at EBS, Bank of Ireland and AIB accounts, the proceeds of criminal conduct. Co-accused Carol Davis (45) of Clonmacnoise Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12, pleaded guilty to three offences between 1 January, 2014, and 31 December, 2016, relating to accounts held in her own name also at EBS, AIB and Bank of Ireland. The pair had originally been charged with 50 offences but pleaded guilty to a total of eight offences. The charges come under the Criminal Justice Act 2010 (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing). Declan Brady (54), known as 'Mr Nobody', was sentenced to 11-and-a-half years imprisonment after pleading guilty to possession of the weapons. Tom Anderson, the defendant, was sentenced to ten years in prison with one year suspended in January 2018 for the possession of firearms. The matter was adjourned to December 15 for sentencing.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Organised crime laundering scheme uncovered after raid on weapons arsenal that could 'arm small country'. Charges or matters: five charges of converting, transferring or handling property, to wit money, between 1 January, 2012, and 31 December 2016, at EBS, Bank of Ireland and AIB accounts, the proceeds of criminal conduct; three offences between 1 January, 2014, and 31 December, 2016, relating to accounts held in her own name also at EBS, AIB and Bank of Ireland; a total of eight offences; the possession of nine revolvers, four pistols, a sub-machine gun, an assault rifle and various ammunition magazines and was sentenced to ten years in prison with one year suspended in January 2018. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- January 24, 2017 Other
- January 2018 Incident
- July 2019 Incident
- December 15 Adjournment
- 1 January Incident
- 31 December 2016 Incident
- 31 December Hearing Or Sentence
- 2014 to 2016 Other
- 2014 and 2016 Other
- 2012 and 2016 Incident
- 2020-11-23 Publication
Case subjects
Co Accused
Convicted Person
Charges: five charges of converting, transferring or handling property, to wit money, between 1 January, 2012, and 31 December 2016, at EBS, Bank of Ireland and AIB accounts, the proceeds of criminal conduct; three offences between 1 January, 2014, and 31 December, 2016, relating to accounts held in her own name also at EBS, AIB and Bank of Ireland; a total of eight offences (Alleged Or Contested)
Outcome: Declan Brady (54), who is known as 'Mr Nobody' and who was tasked by senior criminal figures abroad to supervise the weapons cache, was sentenced to 11-and-a-half years imprisonment after pleading guilty to possession of the weapons.; Mr Justice Hunt adjourned the case to December 15 for sentencing.
Accused
Charges: five charges of converting, transferring or handling property, to wit money, between 1 January, 2012, and 31 December 2016, at EBS, Bank of Ireland and AIB accounts, the proceeds of criminal conduct; three offences between 1 January, 2014, and 31 December, 2016, relating to accounts held in her own name also at EBS, AIB and Bank of Ireland; a total of eight offences (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Defendant
Charges: the possession of nine revolvers, four pistols, a sub-machine gun, an assault rifle and various ammunition magazines and was sentenced to ten years in prison with one year suspended in January 2018; five charges of converting, transferring or handling property, to wit money, between 1 January, 2012, and 31 December 2016, at EBS, Bank of Ireland and AIB accounts, the proceeds of criminal conduct; three offences between 1 January, 2014, and 31 December, 2016, relating to accounts held in her own name also at EBS, AIB and Bank of Ireland; a total of eight offences (Alleged Or Contested)
Outcome: Det Sgt Anderson told the court that Davis had no previous but that Harding had seven convictions, for theft and fraud, and was given a ten-year sentence from the Special Criminal Court for the firearms offences.; Mr Justice Hunt adjourned the case to December 15 for sentencing.
Places mentioned
- Special Criminal Court
- Mountjoy
- Mountjoy Prison
Topics
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