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Man 'used for money laundering' in suspected elder abuse case avoids jail
Summary
Liam Evans, 31, of Clondalkin, received a two‑year suspended prison sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for laundering money by cashing five cheques totalling €23,500 written by an elderly woman in her 80s. The woman had been approached by men claiming to be from a construction company and was persuaded to write cheques to various payees, including Evans. She ultimately paid over €44,000, but most of the promised construction was never carried out. Evans pleaded guilty to three counts of laundering the proceeds of crime. The court ordered him to pay €5,000 to the victim within a year. The case was brought to light after the HSE alerted Gardaí to a suspected elder‑abuse scheme, leading to the investigation and Evans' arrest. The court noted Evans' cooperation, remorse and guilty plea in handing down the suspended sentence. The stolen money was never recovered, and the victim remains at a loss.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man 'used for money laundering' in suspected elder abuse case avoids jail. Charges or matters: laundering criminal proceeds by cashing cheques between July 2019 and March 2020. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- April 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 2019 Adjournment
- March 2020 Adjournment
- 2023-03-16 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: laundering criminal proceeds by cashing cheques between July 2019 and March 2020 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Liam Evans (31) of Harelawn Avenue, Clondalkin, Dublin was given a two-year suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court and ordered to offer the sum of €5,000 to the woman within a year. He took into account Evans' guilty plea, his cooperation with gardaí and his remorse in handing down a fully-suspended sentence.; Judge Nolan ordered Heneghan's wife, Tracey Heneghan (38), also of Drumfinn Road, to be of good behaviour under Section 100 and adjourned the case until June.
Places mentioned
- Harelawn Avenue
- Dublin
- Drumfinn Road
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
Topics
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