Fred Forsey Jnr loses appeal over corrupt payments

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Fred Forsey Jnr lost his appeal against a corrupt-payments conviction in the Court of Appeal, reported on 29 July 2016. He had been convicted by a jury at Waterford Circuit Criminal Court and sentenced to six years’ imprisonment, with the final two years suspended, on 27 June 2012. The conviction concerned three payments from a property developer. The Court of Appeal dismissed all grounds of appeal, after arguments about jury directions and whether the case could proceed.