Patrick Clarke jailed for menacing money phone calls

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Patrick Clarke was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for making menacing phone calls demanding money, reported on 23 March 2017. The final 18 months were suspended for two years on strict conditions.

Clarke had made two calls to Paul Gilmartin, demanding €60,000. A jury convicted him of making an unwarranted demand with menace on 10 May 2012 and of the same offence on a later date, by majority.