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Michael Lowry due to be arraigned in July for alleged tax offences pending removal of stay on proceedings
Summary
Independent TD Michael Lowry, aged 60, is scheduled to be arraigned on 31 July for four alleged tax offences. The charges claim he filed incorrect tax returns in 2003 and 2007. The case is currently stayed, but a judicial review at the High Court on 28 July will decide whether the stay is lifted. If the review concludes by 31 July, Lowry must appear in court and plead guilty or not guilty; if not, his appearance is not required and the case will be listed for mention. Lowry was first charged in Thurles District Court last year with three counts of knowingly filing incorrect returns in 2003 and one count in 2007. In April, Judge Elizabeth MacGrath sent him to Nenagh Circuit Criminal Court on a €500 bail bond, and the trial was later transferred to Dublin on the DPP's application.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Michael Lowry due to be arraigned in July for alleged tax offences pending removal of stay on proceedings. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- July 31 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 28 Adjournment
- October 31, 2003 Hearing Or Sentence
- August 3, 2007 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2003 and 2007 Other
- 2015-04-14 Publication
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