Declan McDonald jailed for money laundering at Dublin court

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Declan McDonald was sentenced to five and a half years for money laundering at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, where Judge Martin Nolan passed sentence on 3 April 2023.

McDonald pleaded guilty to money laundering. The proceedings were reported on 4 April 2023.

The offence concerned €460,455 found in vacuum-packed bundles at his Clondalkin home on 19 January 2022. McDonald accepted responsibility for the items but said he did not know how much money was involved and did not own it. Gardaí did not accept that debt caused the offending, while his defence described chronic cocaine and alcohol addiction, psychological difficulties and debts, and said any link between the offending and his addiction was not accepted.