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'Hard-working family man' gets community service for handling €100k in crime cash

Summary

Michael Keogh, a 40‑year‑old resident of Harelawn Crescent, Clondalkin, was found by Gardaí holding nearly €100,000 in cash that had been seized during a search on 2 December 2020. The cash was discovered in four bundles in the master bedroom drawer, a sealed vacuum pack in another bedroom wardrobe, and a small amount of cannabis in the kitchen boiler press. Keogh told the Gardaí he was holding the money for an unidentified third party, later claiming it was to pay a drug debt, but he did not mention this during his arrest interview. He pleaded guilty to laundering money under the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act 2010. Judge Sinéad Ní Chúlacháin sentenced him to 180 hours of community service instead of an 18‑month custodial term, noting his cooperation, drug‑free urine tests, and that his five prior convictions were for traffic offences and a casual trading act.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: 'Hard-working family man' gets community service for handling €100k in crime cash. Charges or matters: laundering money, contrary to section seven of the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act 2010. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• December 2, 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2021-12-10 Publication

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Drugs Fraud Stage Sentence

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