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Notorious Limerick criminal Gerard Mackin jailed over crime cash bust

Date
2023-05-19

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Limerick

Summary

A notorious Limerick criminal, Gerard Mackin, has been jailed for three-and-a-half years after being convicted of laundering €4,780 as the proceeds of criminal behaviour at Rhebogue Road in Limerick on April 17, 2019. He also admitted to knowingly or recklessly handling, acquiring, and possessing the said property contrary to Section 7 of the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act of 2010. The court heard that Mackin, who has a previous conviction for assault causing harm, was extradited from Spain and pleaded guilty to the charges. The judge noted that the sum of money was at the lower end of the scale but emphasized the seriousness of the circumstances. The sentence was backdated to December 5, 2022, when Mackin first went into custody. In mitigation, the court was informed that Mackin had pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity and intended to turn his life around upon release. He plans to return to Spain with his family and has taken steps to address past issues, including having an implant inserted in 2020 to deal with alcoholism. The matter was adjourned following the sentence.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Notorious Limerick criminal Gerard Mackin jailed over crime cash bust. Charges or matters: laundering €4,780 as the proceeds of criminal behaviour at Rhebogue Road in Limerick, on April 17, 2019; knowing or believing, or being reckless as to whether property, €4,780, was the proceeds of criminal conduct, did handle, acquire and/or possess the said property contrary to Section 7 of the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act of 2010; the murder at Bog Meadow, Falls Road, Belfast on March 12, 2007. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

December 5, 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
April 17, 2019 Incident
December 5 Incident
April 7, 2022 Incident
December 5 2022 Incident
September 2021 Incident
December 2, 2022 Incident
January 2011 Hearing Or Sentence
March 12, 2007 Hearing Or Sentence
July 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
May 18 Hearing Or Sentence
2023-05-19 Publication

Why: Counsel asked the court to take into consideration that Mackin has never met his eight-week old son because of his surrender and that he has been incarcerated since then. CNI source report

Case subjects

Gerard Mackin

Defendant

Charges: laundering €4,780 as the proceeds of criminal behaviour at Rhebogue Road in Limerick, on April 17, 2019; knowing or believing, or being reckless as to whether property, €4,780, was the proceeds of criminal conduct, did handle, acquire and/or possess the said property contrary to Section 7 of the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act of 2010; the murder at Bog Meadow, Falls Road, Belfast on March 12, 2007 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: He backdated the sentence to December 5, 2022 when Mackin first went into custody. Furthermore, the lawyer said Mackin intended to turn his life around when he is released from prison. "He is a person who has had an opportunity to look back on his past behaviour and readily accepts he made poor choices in the past and is determined to make a go of it when he serves his sentence," he stated.

Notorious Limerick

Convicted Person

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: notorious Limerick criminal with a previous conviction for nailing a man to a kitchen floor has been jailed for three-and-a-half years after being caught with money and two phones that were the proceeds of crime.