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Over €1m in assets linked to senior Kinahan cartel member are proceeds of crime

Date
2023-02-15

Stage
Hearing Or Decision

Primary locality
Garristown

County
Dublin

Summary

In a 2023 High Court ruling, Mr Justice Alexander Owens held that more than €1 million in assets linked to Ross Browning, a senior member of the Kinahan cartel, were obtained from the proceeds of crime. The seized assets included cars, jewellery, designer watches, a horse‑riding arena complex in North County Dublin, a property in Garristown, lands in Rush, and a house on Deanstown Road, Finglas. Owens found that Browning's involvement in organised crime was "probable" and that the assets were acquired either directly or indirectly from criminal proceeds. He rejected most arguments from Browning's relatives about legitimate sources, noting that Browning's financial means between 2011 and 2017 were modest and could not support the purchases. The court also directed that certain relatives receive a share of the proceeds from the sale of seized properties, while confirming that the assets were indeed proceeds of crime.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Over €1m in assets linked to senior Kinahan cartel member are proceeds of crime. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

2008 and 2010 Other
2011 and 2017 Other
2023-02-15 Publication

Why: The judge said that he was "reluctantly minded" to imposing these exceptional provisions in order to ensure that there was no disproportionate enrichment of the State at the expense of Mr Browning's relatives who would have lost out for "facilitating Ross Browning's activities relating to those properties". CNI source report