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Case No. 21031Money laundering · Co. Limerick · 17 Apr 2019

Limerick man jailed for money laundering after €4,780 cash seizure

Gerard Mackin, described as a Belfast native with a previous address in Limerick, was jailed for money laundering over €4,780 in cash seized in Limerick. The offence is alleged to have taken place on April 17, 2019, with the money linked to criminal behaviour at Rhebogue Road, Limerick. Mackin was arrested at Dublin Airport on December 5, 2022 under a European Arrest Warrant, extradited from Alicante in Spain, and pleaded guilty to laundering the money. In May 2023 the Special Criminal Court sentenced him to three years and six months after mitigation, backdated to December 5, 2022.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced19 May
    2 reports
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Gerard Mackin was jailed for money laundering.
Where
The laundered money was the proceeds of criminal behaviour at Rhebogue Road in Limerick.
When
The offence took place on April 17, 2019.
Cause
Gardaí saw a car parked outside Mackin's house.
Investigation
  • The driver of the car was found with €4,780 in cash, an Aquaris phone and an iPhone.
  • Mackin was arrested at Dublin Airport on December 5, 2022 under a European Arrest Warrant and extradited from Alicante in Spain.
Charges
  • Mackin pleaded guilty to laundering €4,780 as the proceeds of criminal behaviour under Section 7 of the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act 2010.
  • One source says Mackin was convicted of possessing crime cash, while another says he pleaded guilty to laundering the €4,780.
In court
The sentence was handed down at the Special Criminal Court.
Sentence
  • The judge set a headline sentence of four years and eight months, reduced to three years and six months after mitigation.
  • The sentence was backdated to December 5, 2022, when Mackin first went into custody.
Other details
  • The judge said the money was handled in the context of serious organised criminality in the Limerick area.
  • The judge said the sum was at the lower end of the scale but the circumstances were not.
  • The judge considered Mackin's early guilty plea in mitigation.
  • Mackin has one previous conviction for assault causing harm.
19 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatGerard Mackin was jailed for three and a half years for money laundering. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whereThe laundered money was the proceeds of criminal behaviour at Rhebogue Road in Limerick. (limerickleader.ie)
  • whenThe offence took place on April 17, 2019. (limerickleader.ie)
  • causeGardaí saw a car suspiciously parked outside Mackin's house. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationThe driver of the car was found with €4,780 in cash, an Aquaris phone and an iPhone. (limerickleader.ie)
  • investigationMackin was arrested at Dublin Airport on December 5 under a European Arrest Warrant. (limerickleader.ie)
  • chargeGerard Mackin was convicted of possessing crime cash. (extra.ie)
  • chargeMackin pleaded guilty to laundering €4,780 as the proceeds of criminal behaviour. (limerickleader.ie)
  • chargeThe charge was under Section 7 of the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act of 2010. (limerickleader.ie)
  • courtThe sentence was handed down at the Special Criminal Court. (limerickleader.ie)
  • sentenceGerard Mackin was jailed. (extra.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge set a headline sentence of four years and eight months, reduced to three years and six months after mitigation. (limerickleader.ie)
  • sentenceThe sentence was backdated to December 5, 2022, when Mackin first went into custody. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe judge said the money was handled in the context of serious organised criminality in the Limerick area. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe judge said the sum was at the lower end of the scale but the circumstances were not. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherThe judge considered Mackin's early guilty plea in mitigation. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherMackin was extradited from Alicante in Spain. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherMackin has one previous conviction for assault causing harm. (limerickleader.ie)
  • otherMackin is described as a Belfast native with a previous address in Limerick. (limerickleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 19 May2023
    Sentencedlimerickleader.ie, first report
    Notorious criminal jailed for money laundering following cash seizure in Limerick

    Sentencing report: three-and-a-half-year sentence at the Special Criminal Court, the 2019 cash seizure details, his extradition from Spain and his earlier convictions.

    convicted, Gerard Mackin, 40, male, named, irish (judged from name)Gerard Mackin
  2. 19 May2023
    Sentencedextra.ie, follow-up
    Notorious Criminal Gerard Mackin Jailed For Possessing Crime Cash

    The article body is empty template code. The only details come from the headline, which does not give a location, date or sentence length, so the Republic of Ireland location is assumed from the Irish outlet.

    convicted, Gerard Mackin, named, irish (judged from name)Gerard Mackin