Francie Stokes gets community service for money laundering

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Francie Stokes was ordered to complete 150 hours of community service in lieu of 18 months in prison for money laundering at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 26 June 2023. He pleaded guilty to possessing €52,355 as the proceeds of crime in his AIB account in Lucan on 2 June 2020. The proceedings were reported on 29 June 2023.

The court heard that the money had been transferred fraudulently from a legitimate aviation company in Germany, with €28,000 recovered and around €24,000 outstanding. Defence counsel David Fleming BL said Stokes had been abusing cocaine and had a drug debt at the time, and that he was supporting his family through full-time work.