Revenue estimated Felloni made £200,000 in 11 years, court told

A Revenue Commissioner estimate showed that the convicted drug dealer, Tony Felloni, had an overall income of more than £200,…

A Revenue Commissioner estimate showed that the convicted drug dealer, Tony Felloni, had an overall income of more than £200,000 in 197485, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has been told.

The court also heard that a bank account set up for his daughter, Regina, when she was a year old later contained more than £140,000 and now holds more than £62,600.

Gardai also said documents found in a skip contained details of bank drafts made out to Regina Felloni for more than £19,000.

The evidence was heard on the second day of an application by the Director of Public Prosecutions to seize the assets of Felloni, his daughter, Regina, and his son, Luigi, all of whom are serving sentences for selling heroin.

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A tax official with the Criminal Assets Bureau said Tony Felloni wrote to the Revenue Commissioners in June 1991, claiming that "like thousands of other misfortunates in this country", he was unemployed for long periods.

An Irish Permanent Building Society official said Felloni had £150,555 in its O'Connell Street branch in 1992 under the name Anthony Carroll. The hearing had been told earlier that Tony Felloni had been christened "Anthony Carroll" but later used his father's name, Felloni.

He made a £50,000 cheque withdrawal in July 1993, in the name of W.P.T. Bradshaw. A similar withdrawal was made later in the year, and the account is now empty. An officer from ICS Building Society said Regina Felloni holds £18,000 in its Phibsboro branch.

Insp John O'Driscoll said heroin worth £13,000 was found in Regina Felloni's flat in Drumcondra. He added that on March 20th, 1997, documents found in a rubbish skip were handed over anonymously to gardai in Swords, Co Dublin. They showed details of Regina Felloni's bank account in Abbey National, Donegall Square, Belfast, into which sums of £2,000 to £3,000 had been lodged since September 1995.

The documents also included drafts drawn from the account totalling £19,395 sterling in her name. More than £20,000 cash had been seized from the three, plus an additional £5,000 to £6,000 in sterling, dollars and Spanish pesetas.

Mr Ciaran O'Loughlin SC (with Mr Paul Carroll), for Regina Felloni, said it was highly irregular that an anonymous source was being used as evidence of his client's bank details, rather than direct confirmation from bank officials.

Mr Dermot Kelly SC (with Mr Garnet Orange), for Tony Felloni, said there was no evidence that the Irish Permanent account in the name of "Anthony Carroll" belonged to his client.

Mr Ross Maguire, for Luigi Felloni, said he adopted the submissions made by his colleagues.

The hearing continues.