Paschal Kelly jailed for tax evasion and threats to kill CAB officer

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Paschal Kelly was jailed for 4½ years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, as reported on 20 March 2015, for tax evasion and threatening to kill a Criminal Assets Bureau officer. Kelly, of Cormeen, Ballyjamesduff, also admitted dangerous driving and reckless endangerment in the Lucan area.

The court heard that Kelly owed Revenue more than €427,000 and had 47 previous convictions. The sentence was backdated to October 2014, when he entered custody, and the judge considered his guilty pleas, apologies and traumatic experiences in industrial schools.