Court orders return of more than €17,000 to Conor O’Brien after money-laundering charges dropped

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The Special Criminal Court ordered more than €17,000 returned to Conor O’Brien after the Director of Public Prosecutions dropped two money-laundering charges against him. The State did not seek forfeiture of the cash and did not oppose its return.

O’Brien had been jailed for 11 years, with the final year suspended, after pleading guilty to six charges linked to firearms and ammunition imported for a criminal organisation. The court also ordered the weapons and ammunition forfeited and destroyed.