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Crime gang money laundering accused to be granted bail

Summary

At the Special Criminal Court, Dermot McManus and co-accused Terese Halpin faced trial-stage proceedings regarding alleged money laundering and vehicle offences. McManus is charged with handling €28,550 and £17,240, knowing or being reckless as to whether they were proceeds of criminal conduct on 17 June 2020, and allowing a Limerick and District Credit Union account to be used for such purposes. He is further accused of possessing a stolen blue Ford Transit van and handling a white Mercedes Sprinter. Halpin is charged with possessing the same cash sums and allowing a Permanent TSB account to be used for handling proceeds of crime between January 2019 and June 2020. Prosecution counsel alleged the cash was found in socks and a jacket pocket during a search at Keating Park, Killalee, part of Operation Coronation. Defence counsel argued McManus was not a flight risk, citing family ties and a personal injury payment explanation for bank lodgements. Presiding Judge Tony Hunt granted bail to McManus, contingent on a €10,000 surety from a legitimate person, daily sign-on at a Limerick garda station, and non-association with named persons. The judge remanded McManus in custody with consent to bail and adjourned the matter with liberty to re-enter for surety approval. Halpin, who had previously entered a bond and surrendered her passport, was scheduled to appear again on 18 February.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Crime gang money laundering accused to be granted bail. Charges or matters: handling sums of cash worth €28,550 and £17,240 (€20,600), knowing or believing or being reckless as to whether it was the proceeds of criminal conduct on 17 June 2020, and allowing an account at the Limerick and District Credit Union to be used for the purposes of handling the proceeds of crime on the same date; possession of the same cash sums on 17 June 2020, and with allowing a Permanent TSB account to be used for handling the proceeds of crime between 17 January 2019 and 10 June 2020; handling almost €50k in crime cash, possessing a stolen vehicle and the handling of another vehicle. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• 17 June 2020 Incident
• 10 August Incident
• 12 June Incident
• 2 June Incident
• 23 May Incident
• 17 January 2019 Incident
• 10 June 2020 Incident
• June 2020 Other
• Friday February 18 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2022-01-11 Publication

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Topics

Fraud Stage Trial Theft

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