Ireland Case No. 20596Money laundering · Co. Dublin · 14 Jun 2022
Electrician jailed three years for money laundering almost €270,000 in cash
On 14 June 2022, gardaí searched the Dublin home of Patrick O'Reilly, a 36-year-old electrician, under a warrant and found €269,280 in cash in his home and work van. The cash was linked to suspected money laundering connected to an organised crime group. O'Reilly pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on signed District Court pleas to possessing the cash, a small quantity of cocaine, and using the Signal app to assist money laundering. He was jailed for three years and the cash was confiscated, with the sentence reported in June 2023.
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- Sentenced22 Jun
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Patrick O'Reilly, a 36-year-old electrician, pleaded guilty to possessing €269,280 in cash.
- When
- The cash was found on 14 June 2022.
- Where
- Cash was found in bundles in his home and in a breakfast cereal box in his work van.
- Gardaí found a further €179,000 in cash stacked in bundles in different rooms of his apartment.
- A further search of his work van found just under €90,000 in cash.
- Investigation
- Gardaí searched the apartment under a warrant, entered by force and found O'Reilly in a ground floor bedroom with large amounts of cash around him.
- O'Reilly came to gardaí's attention over suspected money laundering linked to an organised crime group.
- Cause
- O'Reilly told gardaí he owed a debt and that none of the cash was his.
- Charges
- He admitted possessing a small quantity of cocaine on the same date.
- He admitted having the Signal messaging app on a mobile phone to assist in money laundering.
- In court
- He came forward to Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on signed District Court pleas.
- Sentence
- He was jailed for three years, and Judge Orla Crowe ordered the cash confiscated and forfeited.
- Other details
- He has two previous convictions for public order offences from a 2007 incident.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whatO'Reilly pleaded guilty to possessing €269,280 in cash found in his home and in his work van. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whereFurther quantities of cash totalling €179,000 were found stacked in bundles in different rooms. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whereA further search of O'Reilly's work van found just under €90,000 in cash. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenO'Reilly's apartment was searched in June 2022 under a warrant. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- causeO'Reilly told gardaí he owed a debt and that none of the cash was his. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí entered the apartment by force and found O'Reilly in a ground floor bedroom with large amounts of cash around him. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationO'Reilly came to gardaí's attention in connection with suspected money laundering linked to an organised crime group. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- chargeO'Reilly also admitted possessing a small quantity of cocaine on the same date. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- chargeO'Reilly admitted having the Signal messaging app on a mobile phone to assist in money laundering. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtO'Reilly came forward to Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on signed District Court pleas. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- sentenceO'Reilly was jailed for three years. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- sentenceJudge Orla Crowe ordered the confiscation and forfeiture of the cash. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherO'Reilly has two previous convictions for public order offences from a 2007 incident. (leinsterexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 22 Jun2023Electrician found with bundles of cash jailed for money laundering
Reports the sentencing of O'Reilly, who was jailed for three years and whose cash was confiscated. No existing case matches this 2022 money-laundering case.
convicted, Patrick O'Reilly, 36, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick O'Reilly