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Ex-male model believed to have laundered millions for criminals is surrendered to NI
Summary
Mark Adams, a 44‑year‑old former male model and airport police officer, was surrendered to Northern Ireland after a series of money‑laundering convictions. He had previously been jailed in the Republic for laundering about €1.2 million and for carrying €180,550 through Belfast International Airport in May 2018, an act he admitted was criminal property. In January 2022 at Laganside Crown Court he pleaded guilty to attempting to remove and arranging to remove criminal property, each offence carrying up to 14 years' imprisonment. He received a 10‑month sentence in May 2022, with an additional 10 months on licence, to run consecutively to a term he was already serving in the Republic. In August 2021 he was temporarily surrendered to attend court in the North and was returned to the Republic in June 2022 after 10 months' custody.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Ex-male model believed to have laundered millions for criminals is surrendered to NI. Charges or matters: attempting to remove criminal property and to arranging to remove criminal property by carrying €180,550 through Belfast International airport to board a flight to Alicante in May 2018; entering into an arrangement, namely the attempted removal of criminal property from Northern Ireland, knowing or suspecting that this arrangement would facilitate the retention, use or control of such criminal property, by persons unknown, between May 13, 2013 and May 10, 2018; engaging in handling €582,045, the proceeds of criminal conduct, at Dublin Airport on September 11, 2015; money laundering in relation to €227,130 at Bank of Ireland, Dublin Airport; €298,280 at PTSB, Main Street, Malahide and €78,990 at Bank of Ireland Credit Card Centre on dates between January 2012 and March
When:
- January 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
- May 2018 Incident
- May 9, 2018 Other
- May 13, 2013 Other
- May 10, 2018 Other
- May 2022 Other
- October 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- September 11, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 2012 Other
- March 2017 Other
- August 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- June 2022 Incident
- May 14, 2014 Other
- 2024-07-12 Publication
Case subjects
Background Person
Charges: attempting to remove criminal property and to arranging to remove criminal property by carrying €180,550 through Belfast International airport to board a flight to Alicante in May 2018; entering into an arrangement, namely the attempted removal of criminal property from Northern Ireland, knowing or suspecting that this arrangement would facilitate the retention, use or control of such criminal property, by persons unknown, between May 13, 2013 and May 10, 2018; engaging in handling €582,045, the proceeds of criminal conduct, at Dublin Airport on September 11, 2015; money laundering in relation to €227,130 at Bank of Ireland, Dublin Airport; €298,280 at PTSB, Main Street, Malahide and €78,990 at Bank of Ireland Credit Card Centre on dates between January 2012 and March 2017 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Mark Adams (44), who booked close to 500 flights in and out of the UK in a four-year period, was previously jailed here after he was caught laundering over one million euro for criminals. In May 2022 Adams, with a last address at Castleheath, Malahide, Co Dublin, was sentenced to 10 months' imprisonment, with a further 10 months to be served on licence.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- High Court
- Main Street
- Maghaberry Prison
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