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Man pleads guilty to laundering €392k in crime cash
Summary
Jason Reed, 40, of Maelduin, Dunshaughlin, Co Meath, pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to possessing nearly €400,000 in crime cash. He admitted to money‑laundering offences after €32,330 and £390 (€441) were found at his home, and after €289,770 in euro and £62,025 (€70,207) were discovered in a blue Nike bag at a Donore Road car park. The case was adjourned to 28 June for sentencing. Reed answered only "guilty" to both charges. Catherine Dawson, 44, a co‑accused, received a fully suspended sentence for transporting €600,000 of crime proceeds.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man pleads guilty to laundering €392k in crime cash. Charges or matters: money laundering and possessing the proceeds of crime at a car park on Donore Road, Drogheda, Co Louth, when he was in possession of €289,770 in euro and £62,025 (€70,207) in cash in a blue Nike bag. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- June 28 Adjournment
- 2021-05-27 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Outcome: Catherine Dawson (44), was given a fully suspended sentence in March for her role in transporting €600k, the proceeds of crime. Dawson, a care-worker, was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison at the three-judge court but the term was fully suspended for five years.
Accused
Charges: money laundering and possessing the proceeds of crime at a car park on Donore Road, Drogheda, Co Louth, when he was in possession of €289,770 in euro and £62,025 (€70,207) in cash in a blue Nike bag (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: One of Reed's two co-accused, Catherine Dawson (44), was given a fully suspended sentence in March for her role in transporting €600k, the proceeds of crime.; His case was adjourned by presiding judge Mr Justice Tony Hunt to June 28 for sentencing.
Places mentioned
- Special Criminal Court
- Donore Road
Topics
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