Ireland Case No. 6528Possession of counterfeit goods with intent to distribute · Co. Longford
Longford woman sentenced for possessing counterfeit goods with intent to distribute
Noreen Stokes, a 52-year-old woman from Edgeworthstown, County Longford, was charged with possessing 172 counterfeit designer items with intent to distribute after her property was searched on 18 November 2020. The haul included 60 handbags, 70 pairs of shoes, 11 Rolex watches and items from brands including Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Christian Dior, valued by the State at approximately €4,800. After the case was sent to Longford Circuit Court in March 2023, Stokes pleaded guilty before Judge Kenneth Connolly on 16 February 2024. She was sentenced to 14 months in prison with the final 12 months suspended for two years on a €500 bond, ordered to pay €5,000 to the International Red Cross, and barred from posting on social media or online sales platforms.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court31 Mar
3 reports - Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced16 Feb
3 reports
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Noreen Stokes was charged with possessing 172 counterfeit designer items with intent to distribute.
- The seized items included 60 handbags, 70 pairs of shoes, 11 Rolex watches and designer clothing, including 106 counterfeit Louis Vuitton items.
- The State valued the haul at approximately €4,800 at an average retail price of €30 per piece.
- Where
- The items were found at 2 Auburn Park, Edgeworthstown, County Longford.
- When
- Stokes's property was searched on 18 November 2020, and the charges cover the period from 1 January 2019 to 15 November 2020.
- Investigation
- Brands confirmed the items were counterfeit by examining packaging, labelling and material.
- Charges
- Stokes faced nine charges involving possession of counterfeit designer goods with intent to distribute.
- In court
- Judge Bernadette Owens refused jurisdiction at District Court in March 2023 and sent the case to Longford Circuit Court for trial on 9 May 2023.
- Stokes pleaded guilty before Judge Kenneth Connolly at Longford Circuit Court on 16 February 2024.
- Sentence
- She was sentenced to 14 months in prison with the final 12 months suspended for two years on a €500 own bond, backdated to 18 January 2024.
- She was ordered to pay €5,000 to the International Red Cross, barred from posting on social media or online sales platforms, and a destruction order was made for the goods.
- Other details
- Stokes told the probation officer she and a friend had bought handbags in Istanbul for €400, which the judge described as a tissue of lies.
64 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA 52-year-old woman accused of selling counterfeit goods will have the case heard in Longford Circuit Court in May. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatThe goods include Burberry handbags, Christian Dior shoes and handbag, Hugo Boss shoes, 11 Rolex Watches, Tommy Hilfiger shoes and handbags, Ben Sherman belts, Gucci shoes and belts, Louboutin Shoes and Louis Vuitton bags, shoes, belts, and handbags. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatThe State maintained the total value of the haul was in the region of €4,800 at an average retail price of €30 per piece. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatThere were 60 handbags, 70 pairs of shoes, 11 Rolex watches and designer jeans and other items of clothing. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatNoreen Stokes is a 52-year-old woman accused of selling counterfeit goods (longfordleader.ie)
- whatThe charges cover selling imitation goods between January 1, 2019 and November 15, 2020 at 2 Auburn Park, Bracklin Road, Edgeworthstown (longfordleader.ie)
- whatThe counterfeit items include Burberry handbags, Christian Dior shoes and handbag, Hugo Boss shoes, 11 Rolex watches, Tommy Hilfiger shoes and handbags, Ben Sherman belts, Gucci shoes and belts, Louboutin shoes, and Louis Vuitton bags, shoes, belts and handbags (longfordleader.ie)
- whatThe State said the total value of the haul was in the region of €4,800 at an average retail price of €30 per piece (longfordleader.ie)
- whatThe haul included 60 handbags, 70 pairs of shoes, 11 Rolex watches, and designer jeans and other items of clothing (longfordleader.ie)
- whatStokes faced nine charges involving possession of 172 counterfeit designer items. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatThe seized items included 106 counterfeit Louis Vuitton items. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatNoreen Stokes faced nine charges involving possession of 172 counterfeit designer items. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatSeized items included 106 counterfeit Louis Vuitton items. (longfordleader.ie)
- whereNoreen Stokes lives at 2 Auburn Park, Edgeworthstown, Longford (longfordleader.ie)
- whereStokes lives at 2 Auburn Park, Edgeworthstown, County Longford. (longfordleader.ie)
- whereStokes lives at 2 Auburn Park, Edgeworthstown, Co Longford. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe hearing took place at Longford Circuit Court before Judge Kenneth Connolly. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whereNoreen Stokes lives in Edgeworthstown, Co Longford. (longfordleader.ie)
- whenStokes's property was searched on 18 November 2020. (longfordleader.ie)
- whenHer property was searched on November 18, 2020. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenMs Stokes's property was searched on 18 November 2020. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenHer property was searched on 18 November 2020. (longfordleader.ie)
- investigationSgt Adrian Dockery served the Book of Evidence against Ms Stokes on the day of the District Court sitting. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationBrands confirmed by examining packaging, labelling and material that the items were counterfeit. (longfordleader.ie)
- investigationItems seized included 106 counterfeit Louis Vuitton items. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe brands confirmed by examining packaging, labelling and material that the items were counterfeit. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationPhotographs were sent to the brands, which confirmed the items were counterfeit. (offalyexpress.ie)
- chargeThe defendant is charged with selling imitation goods between January 1, 2019 and November 15, 2020 at 2 Auburn Park, Edgeworthstown. (offalyexpress.ie)
- chargeThere are nine charges in the book of evidence. (offalyexpress.ie, longfordleader.ie)
- chargeStokes was charged with possessing counterfeit designer goods with intent to distribute them. (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeStokes faced nine charges involving the possession of 172 counterfeit designer items. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeShe was charged with possessing counterfeit designer goods with the intention of distributing them. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeMs Stokes was facing nine separate charges involving the possession of 172 counterfeit designer items. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtJudge Bernadette Owens refused to accept jurisdiction of the prosecution. (offalyexpress.ie, longfordleader.ie)
- courtInspector David Jordan asked the judge to return the matter for trial in Longford Circuit Criminal Court on May 9. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtThe defendant was granted legal aid in the name of her solicitor, Brid Mimnagh, and one junior counsel. (offalyexpress.ie, longfordleader.ie)
- courtThe defendant was issued with an alibi warning and released on her own bond of €250. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtThe matter was sent to Longford Circuit Criminal Court for trial on 9 May 2023 (longfordleader.ie)
- courtSergeant Adrian Dockery served the Book of Evidence against Ms Stokes on the day of the District Court sitting (longfordleader.ie)
- courtInspector David Jordan asked the judge to return the matter for trial in Longford Circuit Criminal Court (longfordleader.ie)
- courtThe defendant was issued with an alibi warning (longfordleader.ie)
- courtThe defendant was released on her own bond of €250 (longfordleader.ie)
- courtStokes appeared before Judge Kenneth Connolly at Longford Circuit Court. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtStokes was remanded in custody and will reappear before Longford Circuit Court on February 16. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtStokes pleaded guilty. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtShe was sentenced at Longford Circuit Court before Judge Kenneth Connolly. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtNoreen Stokes entered a guilty plea. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtMs Stokes was remanded in custody for a number of weeks before sentencing. (longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceShe was sentenced to 14 months in prison with the final 12 months suspended. (irishmirror.ie, longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceThe suspended 12 months run for two years on an own bond of €500. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceShe must refrain from posting on social media or online sales tools such as Done Deal. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceShe must pay €5,000 to the International Red Cross. (irishmirror.ie, longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceA destruction order was made for the counterfeit goods. (irishmirror.ie, offalyexpress.ie, longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceThe sentence was backdated to January 18, 2024, when she first went into custody. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceMs Stokes was sentenced to 14 months in prison, with the final 12 months suspended for two years on a €500 own bond. (offalyexpress.ie)
- sentenceMs Stokes must pay €5,000 to the International Red Cross. (offalyexpress.ie)
- sentenceMs Stokes's sentence was backdated to 18 January 2024, when she first went into custody. (offalyexpress.ie)
- sentenceThe suspended part was for two years on an own bond of €500. (longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceShe must refrain entirely from posting on social media or online sales tools. (longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceHer sentence was backdated to 18 January 2024. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherGardaí seized 106 counterfeit Louis Vuitton items among the goods. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherStokes told the probation officer she and a friend bought handbags and accessories in Istanbul for a total of €400. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherThe judge described Stokes's account to the probation officer as a tissue of lies. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherThe maximum penalty for each charge is five years imprisonment or a fine of €130,000 per count. (offalyexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 19 Feb2024Longford woman who 'thought she could hoodwink court' jailed for possession of counterfeit designer goods
Adds the sentencing details: 14 months with the final 12 suspended on a two-year bond, a €5,000 payment to the Red Cross, a social media restriction, a destruction order, and backdating to 18 January 2024.
convicted, Noreen Stokes, 54, female, named, irish (judged from name)Noreen Stokes - 17 Feb2024Woman in the Midlands who 'thought she could hoodwink court' jailed for possession of counterfeit designer goods
Adds the sentencing hearing on 16 February 2024: 14 months with the final 12 months suspended, a two-year bond of €500, a ban on posting on social media or online sales tools, a €5,000 payment to the International Red Cross, a destruction order for the goods, and backdating to 18 January 2024.
convicted, Noreen Stokes, 54, female, named, irish (judged from name)Noreen Stokes - 16 Feb2024Woman jailed for possession of nearly 200 counterfeit designer items
Reports the sentence at Longford Circuit Court, including the suspended portion, the bond, the Red Cross payment, the destruction order, the social media ban and the judge's comments on her attitude.
convicted, Noreen Stokes, 54, female, named, irish (judged from name)Noreen Stokes - 24 Jan2024Longford woman charged with possession of counterfeit designer items fed probation officer 'a tissue of lies'
Adds that Stokes was remanded in custody and will reappear on February 16, the judge's remarks on her account to the probation officer, and details of the seized items and the garda evidence.
accused, Noreen Stokes, 54, female, named, irish (judged from name)Noreen Stokes - 1 Apr2023Longford woman allegedly found with fake designer handbags and Rolex watches to stand trial
Reports that Judge Bernadette Owens refused jurisdiction at the District Court and the matter was sent to Longford Circuit Criminal Court for trial on 9 May 2023. Provides details of the nine charges, the list of counterfeit brands, the State's valuation of approximately €4,800, and that the defendant was granted legal aid, issued with an alibi warning, and released on her own bond of €250.
accused, Noreen Stokes, 52, female, named, irish (judged from name)Noreen Stokes - 31 Mar2023Woman in the Midlands allegedly found with fake designer handbags and Rolex watches to stand trial
Reports a pre-trial hearing at which Judge Bernadette Owens refused jurisdiction and the case was sent to Longford Circuit Court for trial on 9 May 2023. Provides details of the nine charges, the specific items (60 handbags, 70 pairs of shoes, 11 Rolex watches), the State's estimated retail value of €4,800, and that the defendant was released on a €250 bond.
accused, Noreen Stokes, 52, female, named, irish (judged from name)Noreen Stokes