Ireland Woman jailed over possession of 172 counterfeit designer items
Noreen Stokes, a 54-year-old woman of Edgeworthstown, Co Longford, was charged with possessing counterfeit designer goods with intent to distribute them after her property was searched on November 18, 2020. The seized items included 106 counterfeit Louis Vuitton items, and she faced nine charges involving 172 items. She pleaded guilty and first went into custody on January 18, 2024. In February 2024 she was sentenced at Longford Circuit Court before Judge Kenneth Connolly to 14 months in prison with the final 12 months suspended, backdated to January 18, 2024, with a €5,000 payment to the International Red Cross and a destruction order for the goods.
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- Arrestednot reported
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- Sentenced16 Feb
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Noreen Stokes, a 54-year-old woman, was charged with possessing counterfeit designer goods with intent to distribute them.
- Where
- Stokes lives at 2 Auburn Park, Edgeworthstown, Co Longford.
- When
- Her property was searched on November 18, 2020.
- She first went into custody on January 18, 2024.
- Investigation
- The seized items included 106 counterfeit Louis Vuitton items.
- Examination of packaging, labelling and material confirmed that the items were counterfeit.
- Charges
- She faced nine charges involving the possession of 172 counterfeit designer items; the article headline gives the total as nearly 200.
- The items purported to be from brands including Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Christian Louboutin and Rolex.
- Other details
- She told a probation officer that she and a friend bought the items in Istanbul, Turkey, for about €400, a claim the judge queried.
- In court
- Stokes pleaded guilty and was sentenced at Longford Circuit Court before Judge Kenneth Connolly.
- Sentence
- She was sentenced to 14 months in prison with the final 12 months suspended, backdated to January 18, 2024.
- The suspended 12 months run for two years on an own bond of €500.
- She must refrain from posting on social media or online sales tools such as Done Deal, and must pay €5,000 to the International Red Cross.
- A destruction order was made for the counterfeit goods.
14 statements extracted from the articles
- whereStokes lives at 2 Auburn Park, Edgeworthstown, Co Longford. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenHer property was searched on November 18, 2020. (irishmirror.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)
- 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)
- courtStokes pleaded guilty. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtShe was sentenced at Longford Circuit Court before Judge Kenneth Connolly. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceShe was sentenced to 14 months in prison with the final 12 months suspended. (irishmirror.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)
- sentenceA destruction order was made for the counterfeit goods. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceThe sentence was backdated to January 18, 2024, when she first went into custody. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 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