A man found with almost €1m in a bag of onions inside his camper van – crime cash that was destined for the Kinahan cartel – will be returned to jail after the Court of Appeal today increased his sentence by a year.
The court heard that after Bernard Joyce was cautioned by gardaí, he made no comment other than indicating that he “liked onions”.
The increase in sentence came after the three judges agreed with the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) that Joyce s three-year sentence was unduly lenient.
The 45-year-old of Newtown, Beauparc, Slane, Co. Meath, pleaded guilty at Wexford Circuit Criminal Court to possessing €911,600, which was the proceeds of criminal conduct, at Arnestown, Foulksmills, Co Wexford, on September 22, 2018, under the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act 2010.
Garda Stephen Burke gave evidence that detectives were carrying out a search of the premises at Foulksmills when they met with a lady, who indicated she was in difficulty with a newborn baby along with another child present at the time.
Gda Burke said a camper van was parked at the front of the premises and while gardai were dealing with the search of the premises, the camper van started up, taking off at speed down the driveway. Gardai gave chase around the local roads and the camper van then stopped.
Gardai spoke to Joyce and asked why he was in Wexford and he said that he was there to buy a boat. His teenage son, who was aged 13, was present at the time.
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Man found with almost €1 million in bag of onions - crime cash destined for Kinahan Cartel - will be returned to jail
The court heard that after Joyce was cautioned by gardai, he made no comment other than indicating that he ‘liked onions’. By Alison O Riordan Thursday 4 Feb 2021, 3:20 PM Feb 4th 2021, 3:20 PM 37,659 Views 0 Comments
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A MAN FOUND with almost €1 million in a bag of onions inside his campervan – crime cash that was destined for the Kinahan Cartel – will be returned to jail after the Court of Appeal today increased his sentence by a year.
Appeal court jails garda for dangerous driving causing death of mother of three Three-judge court accepts argument by DPP that original suspended sentence was too lenient
Mon, Feb 1, 2021, 19:09 Paul Neilan
Noting that there was “very significant speed indeed” on the night, Mr Justice George Birmingham set four years’ imprisonment as a headline sentence, which after mitigation was cut to two-and-a-half years in jail with the final year suspended for two years.
A garda who received a suspended sentence for causing the death of a mother-of-three by dangerous driving is to be jailed after a successful appeal by the State.
The three-judge court accepted arguments by the Director of Public Prosecutions that the original suspended sentence imposed was too lenient.
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