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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 16790Money laundering · Co. Tipperary

Nineteen-year-old given suspended sentence for money laundering at Nenagh Circuit Court

On 21 January 2022, gardaí foiled a burglary in progress in Bandon, Co Cork, and seized a car and clothing belonging to 19-year-old Justin Joyce of Limerick, who gardaí said was a member of the burglary group. Joyce pleaded guilty to two counts of money laundering related to the 2022 burglary, though he denied the car was proceeds of crime and said his father had loaned him the money to buy it. On 28 June 2024, Judge Catherine Staines at Nenagh Circuit Court imposed a three-year prison sentence suspended in full for three years on the first count, took the second count into consideration, and ordered the car and clothing forfeited.

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  2. Arrestednot reported
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  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced28 Jun
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Key facts

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What happened
Justin Joyce, 19, of Limerick, pleaded guilty to two counts of money laundering.
When
Gardaí foiled a burglary in progress on 21 January 2022.
Where
The foiled burglary took place in Bandon, Co Cork.
Cause
Gardaí said the burglary was the work of a group, of which Joyce was a member, believed to have carried out a spate of burglaries.
Investigation
Gardaí seized Joyce's car and items of clothing, and determined the car was the proceeds of crime.
Other details
Joyce denied the car was proceeds of crime and said his father had loaned him the money to buy it.
Charges
Joyce pleaded guilty to two counts of money laundering related to a burglary committed in 2022.
In court
Sentence was handed down at Nenagh Circuit Court by Judge Catherine Staines on 28 June 2024.
Sentence
  • Joyce received a three-year prison sentence suspended in full for three years on the first count, with the second count taken into consideration.
  • Joyce was ordered to forfeit the car and the clothing seized by gardaí.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whenGardaí foiled a burglary in progress in Bandon, Co Cork, on 21 January 2022. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí determined the car Joyce used was the proceeds of crime and seized it. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • chargeJustin Joyce pleaded guilty to two counts of money laundering related to a burglary committed in 2022. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • courtThe sentence was handed down at Nenagh Circuit Court. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • sentenceJudge Catherine Staines imposed a three-year prison sentence, suspended in full for three years on the first count, and took the second count into consideration. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • sentenceThe defendant was to forfeit the car and the clothing seized by gardaí. (tipperarylive.ie)
  • otherJoyce denied the car was proceeds of crime and said his father had loaned him the money to buy it. (tipperarylive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 28 Jun2024
    Sentencedtipperarylive.ie, first report
    Nineteen-year-old-man given suspended sentence for money laundering at Nenagh Circuit Court

    Sentencing of Justin Joyce at Nenagh Circuit Court. He received a three-year sentence suspended in full for three years on the first count, with the second count taken into consideration. The car and clothing were forfeited. The article links the charges to a foiled burglary in Bandon, Co Cork, on 21 January 2022.

    convicted, Justin Joyce, 19, male, named, irish (judged from name)Justin Joyce