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Dublin father caught with over €290,000 from criminal proceedings is jailed

Date
2015-10-12

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, William Trimble, aged 57, was sentenced to four and a half years' imprisonment for possessing €243,000, which he claimed was the proceeds of criminal conduct. Trimble had been paid up to €5,000 for holding €292,850 and £12,000. He admitted to a small favour that escalated. The judge considered his six prior convictions, including a three‑year burglary sentence from 1978, but noted Trimble's remorse and family responsibilities. Garda Detective David McKinley described how Trimble was apprehended after surveillance at a premises in Kinsealy, where €24,000 and €23,000 were found in hidden compartments, and additional sums were seized at his home in Edenmore Drive. The State was ordered to confiscate the money, while Trimble's jeep was to be returned to his family. The judge emphasised that Trimble had helped serious criminals hide money. William Trimble pleaded guilty.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Dublin father caught with over €290,000 from criminal proceedings is jailed. Charges or matters: a sample count of possessing €243,000, knowing or believing it to be the proceeds of criminal conduct, at his home on July 21, 2014. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

July 21, 2014 Incident
2015-10-12 Publication

Case subjects

William Trimble

Defendant

Charges: a sample count of possessing €243,000, knowing or believing it to be the proceeds of criminal conduct, at his home on July 21, 2014 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: He said though Trimble had pleaded guilty, showed "true remorse" and was unlikely to come before the courts again, he felt he had to impose a custodial sentence. "He helped serious criminals hide money", the judge said.