Court orders more than €17,000 returned to Conor O’Brien after laundering charges dropped

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The Special Criminal Court ordered more than €17,000 seized from Conor O’Brien returned to him after the Director of Public Prosecutions dropped two money-laundering charges. The State did not seek forfeiture and had no objection to the return of the cash.

The dropped charges alleged that O’Brien handled or possessed €7,450 and €9,980 in proceeds of criminal conduct. He had previously been sentenced to 11 years, with the final year suspended, after pleading guilty to offences connected with importing firearms and ammunition for a criminal organisation.