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Man corruptly received intelligence from garda Pulse system
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Daniel Webb, 33, pleaded guilty to two counts of active and passive corruption for receiving confidential Garda Pulse system intelligence from former civilian employee Holly Hayden, 27. Webb had been spending up to €200 a night on cocaine and Xanax when Hayden supplied him with 17 lines of intelligence, including screenshots, about Webb and his associates on 6 and 9 September 2019. Hayden also provided a synopsis of Pulse data via Telegram and sent information on Garda checkpoints to a third party. Webb cooperated during a search of his home and car, and his mobile phone was seized. Hayden later pleaded guilty to disclosing confidential information and accessing it for personal gain. The court adjourned Webb's case for finalisation on 6 October, and Hayden's case on 6 November. Judge Orla Crowe noted the seriousness of the breach and considered Webb's clean record and early guilty plea before sentencing.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man corruptly received intelligence from garda Pulse system. Charges or matters: one count of disclosing confidential information from the Pulse system obtained in the course of her employment on October 29, 2019. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- September 6 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- September 6, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- September 9, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- May 2019 Incident
- October 6 Adjournment
- November 6 Adjournment
- October 29, 2019 Other
- April 28, 2020 Other
- May 11, 2020 Other
- 2023-07-26 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: one count of disclosing confidential information from the Pulse system obtained in the course of her employment on October 29, 2019 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She adjourned this case for finalisation until October 6.
Co Accused
Charges: one count of disclosing confidential information from the Pulse system obtained in the course of her employment on October 29, 2019 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She adjourned this case for finalisation until October 6.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- herself at Dun Laoghaire Garda Station
Topics
Drugs Stage Charge Or Pretrial
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