Ex Kinahan cartel member walks free from court after claiming state benefits while laundering tens of thousands
Paul Neilan
Updated: 17 May 2021, 18:01
A FORMER “mid-tier” Kinahan cartel member who never paid tax and was claiming State benefits while laundering tens of thousands of euro in crime cash was given a fully suspended sentence by the Special Criminal Court today.
Sean Ruth of Stradbrook, Stradbally Road, Portlaoise, Co Laois, had pleaded guilty to two crime-cash laundering offences.
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The Special Criminal CourtCredit: Alamy
The court was previously told that the 32-year-old has paid the Criminal Assets Bureau over €20,000 and that his parents would assist in discharging a remaining €9,900.