Patrick O'Reilly jailed for money laundering in Dublin

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Patrick O'Reilly was jailed for three years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for money laundering-related offending, with a four-year headline sentence reduced by one year. The proceedings were reported on 22 June 2023.

He pleaded guilty to possessing €269,280 in cash, a small quantity of cocaine and the Signal messaging app on a phone to assist money laundering. The cash was found at his home and in his work van on 14 June 2022; O'Reilly said the cocaine was for personal use and that the cash was not his.

Judge Orla Crowe ordered the cash confiscated and forfeited. The court heard that O'Reilly cooperated with gardaí and had entered an early District Court plea.