Ireland Case No. 23772Money laundering (concealing criminal proceeds) · Co. Kildare · 1 Jan 2014
Court of Appeal orders Deirdre Brady to serve one year in jail for money laundering
The Court of Appeal quashed the three-year wholly suspended sentence given to Deirdre Brady, 55, wife of Kinahan cartel member Declan 'Mr Nobody' Brady, for helping to launder €770,499 in crime cash, and ordered her to serve one year in prison. The 17 laundering offences, committed between January and December 2014, involved concealing the source of criminal proceeds through bank accounts, a Spanish property mortgage and a wedding at Druid's Glen.
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- whatDeirdre Brady was given a three-year wholly suspended sentence after pleading guilty to two offences at the Special Criminal Court in July 2021. (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe total amount laundered was €770,499. (thejournal.ie)
- whatA bar tab and room bills for €27,000 from the wedding were paid in cash. (thejournal.ie, kildarenow.com)
- whatBoth Declan Brady and his wife declared no income to Revenue over the period in question. (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe offences involved four bank accounts: a joint PTSB account containing €94,000, an Ulster bank account holding €347,000, an AIB account with €205,000, and a Bank of Ireland account containing €85,000. (thejournal.ie)
- what€34,000 was transferred to the Druids Glen resort to pay for a family wedding. (thejournal.ie)
- what€141,000 was transferred to Thomas Kavanagh, an Irish citizen residing in Spain known to gardaí. (thejournal.ie)
- whatDeclan Brady pleaded guilty to concealing cash to the value of €268,940 in the attic of The Dairy, Rathasker Road, Naas, on 24 January 2017. (thejournal.ie)
- whatDeclan Brady was already serving 11-and-a-half years in prison after admitting supervising a firearms arsenal including an assault rifle and thousands of rounds of ammunition stashed in a Dublin business park. (thejournal.ie)
- whatCrime cash was laundered through transfers including mortgage payments on a Spanish holiday property, a wedding at Druids Glen and transfers to other gang members (rte.ie)
- whatA bar tab and room bills for €27,000 from the wedding were paid for in cash (rte.ie)
- whatBoth Brady and his wife declared no income to the Revenue over the period in question (rte.ie)
- whatThe offences involved concealing or disguising the true nature or source of €770,000 which had been the proceeds of criminal conduct (rte.ie)
- whatBrady was not entirely passive and was actively involved in the management of a property in Spain funded by undeclared income (rte.ie)
- whatDeirdre Brady is 55, a mother of three, from The Bailey, Castlefarm, Naas, Co Kildare (kildarenow.com)
- whatShe is married to Declan Brady, a senior Kinahan Cartel member known as 'Mr Nobody' (kildarenow.com)
- whatThe offences involved concealing or disguising the true nature or source of €770,000 which were proceeds of criminal conduct (kildarenow.com)
- whatCrime cash was laundered through mortgage payments on a Spanish holiday property, a wedding at Druid's Glen, and transfers to other gang members (kildarenow.com)
- whatBoth Declan Brady and his wife declared no income to Revenue over the relevant period (kildarenow.com)
- whatFour bank accounts were involved: a joint PTSB account with €94,000, an Ulster bank account with €347,000, an AIB account with €205,000, and a Bank of Ireland account with €85,000 (kildarenow.com)
- what€34,000 was transferred to Druids Glen resort to pay for a family wedding (kildarenow.com)
- what€141,000 was transferred to Thomas Kavanagh, an Irish citizen residing in Spain (kildarenow.com)
- whatThe total amount involved was €770,499 (kildarenow.com)
- whatDeclan Brady pleaded guilty to concealing €268,940 in the attic of The Dairy, Rathasker Road, Naas, on 24 January 2017 (kildarenow.com)
- whenThe 17 laundering offences were committed between January 2014 and December 2014. (thejournal.ie, rte.ie, kildarenow.com)
- courtA court found that a suspended sentence was too lenient. (extra.ie)
- courtDeclan Brady was jailed for seven years and three months for laundering cash for a criminal organisation. (thejournal.ie, kildarenow.com)
- courtMr Justice Tony Hunt said the two women did not receive custodial terms because they did not participate in the underlying criminality. (thejournal.ie)
- courtThe DPP appealed the sentence on the grounds that it was unduly lenient. (thejournal.ie, rte.ie)
- courtBrady was given a three-year wholly suspended sentence after pleading guilty to two offences contrary to Section 7 of Criminal Justice Act at the Special Criminal Court in July of last year (rte.ie)
- courtCourt of Appeal President Mr Justice George Birmingham asked whether Brady thought the money was coming from heaven or a fairy godmother (rte.ie)
- courtMr Justice Tony Hunt said the pair did not receive custodial terms because they did not participate in the underlying criminality (rte.ie)
- courtMr Justice John Edwards said the court would quash the sentence from the Special Criminal Court and re-sentence Brady (rte.ie)
- courtThe DPP submitted that the custody threshold had been unquestionably passed and the fully-suspended sentence amounted to an error in principle (rte.ie)
- courtA stay was put on the beginning of the one-year jail sentence after an application from Mr Bowman relating to Brady's role in caring for children (rte.ie)
- courtThe Court of Appeal quashed her original three-year wholly suspended sentence (kildarenow.com)
- courtShe had pleaded guilty to two offences contrary to Section 7 of the Criminal Justice Act at the Special Criminal Court in July 2021 (kildarenow.com)
- courtA stay was placed on the beginning of the one-year jail sentence due to Brady's role in caring for children in the wider family (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceThe final 12 months of the two-year jail term was suspended for two years upon release, during which she is to be of good behaviour. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceDeclan Brady, 56, was jailed for seven years and three months for laundering cash for a criminal organisation (rte.ie)
- sentenceErika Lukacs received a three-year fully suspended sentence for her role in laundering almost €200,000 (rte.ie)
- sentenceThe judge identified six years' imprisonment as a headline sentence for Brady (rte.ie)
- sentenceBrady was given a four-year discount to reflect substantial mitigating circumstances including the early plea of guilt (rte.ie)
- sentenceThe final 12 months of the two-year jail term would be suspended for two years upon her release (rte.ie)
- sentenceErika Lukacs, Declan Brady's mistress, received a three-year fully suspended sentence for laundering almost €200,000 (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceThe judge identified six years' imprisonment as a headline sentence and gave a four-year discount for the early plea of guilt (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceThe final sentence is a two-year jail term with the last 12 months suspended for two years upon release (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe wife of a Kinahan cartel lieutenant is to be jailed. (extra.ie)
- otherDeirdre Brady is in receipt of social welfare and taking medication for mental health problems. (thejournal.ie, kildarenow.com)
- otherDeirdre Brady is married to a senior Kinahan gang member known as 'Mr Nobody' (rte.ie)
- otherDeirdre Brady is a mother-of-three, 55, of The Bailey, Castlefarm, Naas, Co Kildare (rte.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 1 Dec2022LATEST: Court rules that Naas-based wife of "Mr Nobody" be jailed for helping to launder cash
Court of Appeal ruling quashing the original suspended sentence handed down at the Special Criminal Court in July 2021 and re-sentencing Deirdre Brady to a custodial term.
convicted, Deirdre Brady, 55, female, named, irish (judged from name)Deirdre Bradyconvicted, Declan Brady, 56, male, named, irish (judged from name)Declan Bradyconvicted, Erika Lukacs, female, named, non-irish (judged from name)Erika Lukacs - 1 Dec2022Wife of Kinahan gang member given jail term
Provides a detailed account of the Court of Appeal hearing, including the judges' reasoning, specific bank account balances, arguments from both counsel, the headline sentence of six years reduced to two years (one year to serve), and background on Declan Brady's other convictions.
convicted, Deirdre Brady, 55, female, named, irish (judged from name)Deirdre Bradyconvicted, Declan Brady, 56, male, named, irish (judged from name)Declan Bradyconvicted, Erika Lukacs, female, named, non-irish (judged from name)Erika Lukacs - 1 Dec2022Wife of Kinahan Cartel lieutenant 'Mr Nobody' to be jailed for money laundering
Provides full detail of the Court of Appeal hearing on 1 December 2022, including the judges' reasoning, the specific bank accounts and amounts involved, the sentence structure (6-year headline with 4-year discount), the stay on the start of the sentence, and background on Declan Brady's other convictions.
accused, Deirdre Brady, 55, female, named, irish (judged from name)Deirdre Bradyaccused, Declan Brady, 56, male, named, irish (judged from name)Declan Bradyaccused, Erika Lukacs, female, named, non-irish (judged from name)Erika Lukacs - 1 Dec2022Wife Of Kinahan Cartel Lieutenant To Be Jailed After Court Finds Suspended Sentence Was Too Lenient
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convicted, female