THE HIGH Court cleared the way for an application to seize and sell the family home of a man after finding it is the proceeds of crime. The money from the sale will go to the exchequer.
Mr Justice Kevin Feeney yesterday granted an application by the Criminal Assets Bureau (Cab) for a declaration that the home of Andrew Wall at Piercetown, Newbridge, Co Kildare, constitutes the proceeds of crime. He also declared other property seized, including an 18-carat diamond ring worth €6,100 and cash worth more than €12,000, to be the proceeds of crime.
The declarations represent a further stage in a legal process that can ultimately lead to a court order to have the property forfeited to the State.