Fred Forsey Junior has corruption conviction quashed

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Fred Forsey Junior had his corruption conviction quashed by the Supreme Court, reported on 8 November 2018. The former Fine Gael town councillor from Dungarvan, Waterford, received the longest prison sentence imposed for corruption in Ireland, according to RTÉ. The report said the Director of Public Prosecutions would decide within two weeks whether to seek a retrial.