Ireland Named in reporting
Ben McGuigan
Born 1999, from the ages reported. 2 reports across 1 case, 5 Nov 2024 to 23 Feb 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- 1999, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Possession of proceeds of crime
- Where
- Co. Donegal
- Reporting
- 2 reports, 5 Nov 2024 to 23 Feb 2025
- Outlets
- donegallive.ie
Cases
latest first- Man sentenced for possession of proceeds of crime in Donegal Possession of proceeds of crime · Co. Donegal
On October 16, 2020, €7,600 was taken from the bank account of Ciaran Sweeney, a man from Donegal, through a smishing text scam and credited to the AIB account of Ben McGuigan, a 25-year-old. McGuigan was charged with one count of possessing property that was the proceeds of criminal conduct. He pleaded guilty at Letterkenny Circuit Court in November 2024. In February 2025, he was sentenced to two and a half years, with a 12-month adjournment to allow repayment of the €7,600, after which the judge will consider a suspended sentence.
Sentenced, 23 Feb 2025Convicted · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Ben McGuigan, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 23 Feb2025Man on money laundering charge claimed to Donegal gardai he was muggedconvicted, Ben McGuigan, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ben McGuigan
- 5 Nov2024Man pleads guilty at Letterkenny court to having €7,600 of criminal cashconvicted, Ben McGuigan, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ben McGuigan
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