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Declan Brady, wife and other woman charged with 68 crime cash laundering offences
Summary
In a Special Criminal Court hearing, Declan Brady (54), his wife Deirdre Brady (53), and Erika Lukacs (37) were charged with 68 cash‑laundering offences under Section 7 of the Criminal Justice Act 2010. The charges cover a five‑year period from 1 January 2012 to 24 January 2017 and involve amounts ranging from €2,000 to €269,000. Brady faces 16 non‑scheduled offences, Deirdre 36, and Lukacs 16. Allegations include concealing €2,000 and £10,000 in a breadbin and €268,940 in an attic at The Dairy, Naas, on 24 January 2017, and manipulating funds in Ulster Bank, Allied Irish Bank and Permanent TSB accounts between 2012 and 2016. Detectives from the National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau presented evidence of arrests, warrants and the charge sheets. All three accused were remanded in custody until 24 March, with bail conditions for Deirdre and Erika, and Brady also remanded until that date.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Declan Brady, wife and other woman charged with 68 crime cash laundering offences. Charges or matters: 16 non-scheduled offences, his wife Ms Brady is charged with 36 non-scheduled offences and Ms Lukacs is charged with 16 non-scheduled offences; concealing cash to the value of €2,000 and UK£10,000 within a breadbin at The Dairy, Rathasker Road, Naas, Co Kildare on January 24, 2017, knowing or believing or being reckless as to whether the property was the proceeds of crime; possessing, using, converting, transferring or handling €27,265 in discharging sums due and owing to the Druids Glen Hotel in Co Wicklow, on dates between May 1 and May 4, 2015, the proceeds of criminal conduct; converting, transferring, handling, acquiring, possessing, using, concealing and disguising the true nature or source of money credited to Ulster Bank, Allied Irish Bank and Permanent TSB on var
When:
- January 1, 2012 Incident
- January 24, 2017 Incident
- January 1, 2014 Incident
- December 31, 2016 Incident
- May 1 Incident
- May 4, 2015 Incident
- March 24 Adjournment
- 2021-02-19 Publication
Why: Following this, Ms Vibien explained that three books of evidence were ready to be served on the accused and said a USB key containing the exhibits were attached to the books of evidence. CNI source report
Case subjects
Co Accused
Charges: 16 non-scheduled offences, his wife Ms Brady is charged with 36 non-scheduled offences and Ms Lukacs is charged with 16 non-scheduled offences; concealing cash to the value of €2,000 and UK£10,000 within a breadbin at The Dairy, Rathasker Road, Naas, Co Kildare on January 24, 2017, knowing or believing or being reckless as to whether the property was the proceeds of crime; possessing, using, converting, transferring or handling €27,265 in discharging sums due and owing to the Druids Glen Hotel in Co Wicklow, on dates between May 1 and May 4, 2015, the proceeds of criminal conduct; converting, transferring, handling, acquiring, possessing, using, concealing and disguising the true nature or source of money credited to Ulster Bank, Allied Irish Bank and Permanent TSB on various dates between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2016, within the State, knowing or believing or being reckless as to whether the property, in the names of Deirdre Brady and Declan Brady, was the proceeds of criminal conduct (Alleged Or Contested)
Outcome: They were each remanded in custody until March 24 with consent to bail on their own bond of €10,000 and subject to a number of conditions, including the requirement to provide a phone number to gardai at which they can be contacted and not to surrender their passport nor to apply for a new or duplicate one.
Accused
Charges: 16 non-scheduled offences, his wife Ms Brady is charged with 36 non-scheduled offences and Ms Lukacs is charged with 16 non-scheduled offences; concealing cash to the value of €2,000 and UK£10,000 within a breadbin at The Dairy, Rathasker Road, Naas, Co Kildare on January 24, 2017, knowing or believing or being reckless as to whether the property was the proceeds of crime; possessing, using, converting, transferring or handling €27,265 in discharging sums due and owing to the Druids Glen Hotel in Co Wicklow, on dates between May 1 and May 4, 2015, the proceeds of criminal conduct; converting, transferring, handling, acquiring, possessing, using, concealing and disguising the true nature or source of money credited to Ulster Bank, Allied Irish Bank and Permanent TSB on various dates between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2016, within the State, knowing or believing or being reckless as to whether the property, in the names of Deirdre Brady and Declan Brady, was the proceeds of criminal conduct (Alleged Or Contested)
Outcome: They were each remanded in custody until March 24 with consent to bail on their own bond of €10,000 and subject to a number of conditions, including the requirement to provide a phone number to gardai at which they can be contacted and not to surrender their passport nor to apply for a new or duplicate one.
Accused
Charges: 16 non-scheduled offences, his wife Ms Brady is charged with 36 non-scheduled offences and Ms Lukacs is charged with 16 non-scheduled offences; concealing cash to the value of €2,000 and UK£10,000 within a breadbin at The Dairy, Rathasker Road, Naas, Co Kildare on January 24, 2017, knowing or believing or being reckless as to whether the property was the proceeds of crime; possessing, using, converting, transferring or handling €27,265 in discharging sums due and owing to the Druids Glen Hotel in Co Wicklow, on dates between May 1 and May 4, 2015, the proceeds of criminal conduct; converting, transferring, handling, acquiring, possessing, using, concealing and disguising the true nature or source of money credited to Ulster Bank, Allied Irish Bank and Permanent TSB on various dates between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2016, within the State, knowing or believing or being reckless as to whether the property, in the names of Deirdre Brady and Declan Brady, was the proceeds of criminal conduct (Alleged Or Contested)
Outcome: They were each remanded in custody until March 24 with consent to bail on their own bond of €10,000 and subject to a number of conditions, including the requirement to provide a phone number to gardai at which they can be contacted and not to surrender their passport nor to apply for a new or duplicate one.
Places mentioned
- Special Criminal Court
- Rathasker Road
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