Cash, houses and bling: The Criminal Assets Bureau’s bumper year
In the News podcast: Seizing houses and expensive watches is just one measure the Cab uses
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Former home of Hutch gang member sells for more than €300,000 on foot of Cab action
High Court previously heard that James Gately spent €440,000 on refurbishments despite not working since 2015
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Criminal Assets Bureau selling properties seized from organised criminals at record rate
One house sold by Cab fetched record sum of €931,000 after confiscation from Daniel Kinahan and Jim Mansfield jnr
James ‘Mago’ Gately’s repaired home ready to be sold next month, court hears
The property had been ‘very badly damaged’ when it was seized by Cab officers in April
Man with €161 recorded income loses appeal over finding house and cash funded by drug money
Dermot Calvert was ‘primary target’ of Criminal Assets Bureau investigation, appeal court said
Seized criminal assets to be disposed of more quickly under new measures
Under new Bill, assets seized by Criminal Assets Bureau can be disposed of after two years instead of five
The South Dublin criminal from a wealthy family who became a close associate of the Kinahan gang
O'Sullivan was known as a skilled drug trafficker before specialising in EncroChat phones, which allow criminals to communicate under the radar
Alleged Kinahan associate sent daughters to exclusive Swiss school despite no legitimate income, High Court hears
Ciaran O’Sullivan is known to law enforcement agencies as transnational drug-trafficker, says Criminal Assets Bureau
More than 90 personnel involved in Cab searches targeting suspected drug trafficker
Officers seize €200,000 cash, electronic devices and documents
Senior gardaí warn Kinahan cartel members of ‘serious life choices’ ahead
Drew Harris and Justin Kelly note that a $15 million US cash reward remains available to those with information on group’s key players
Petrol bombs and drive-bys: Why Limerick’s gangland violence is back
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Five-bedroom home of notorious armed robber put up for sale by Cab
Home seized by Criminal Assets Bureau set to be auctioned in two weeks following protracted legal case against former owner
Partner of James ‘Mago’ Gately entitled to another €6,000 from Cab sale of home
Charlene Lam argued she paid €16,000 to the family home mortgage from legitimate earnings at beauty salon
Who would buy gangland homes seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau?
Desire for bargain displaces fear, especially for foreign buyers, even when assets are seized from Ireland’s most dangerous men
Cab can sell home of Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley if €1m tax debts not cleared in 18 months
Judge grants a stay on order until September 2026 in interests of former gangland figure’s daughter
Nathan McDonnell complained to gardaí about crime link rumours in months before €32m drug haul
The Co Kerry businessman was actually being investigated by a drugs unit at the time
Woman living ‘exotic’ lifestyle fails to overturn order allowing receiver to sell her home
Mary Cash alleged High Court failed to properly consider her risk of homelessness
House, car and cash seized from drug dealer were funded by crime, High Court rules
There was no acceptable evidence to rebut evidence of a prima-facie probability that the cash seized was drug-dealing money, judge says
The Irish Times view on the Moriarty tribunal and the Garda: painfully slow
Fourteen years is an extraordinary length of time for a criminal investigation
Former home of Daniel Kinahan sold for €931,000 by Criminal Assets Bureau
Total of 168 bids made for four-bedroom, three-bathroom gated property in Saggart, Co Dublin over course of two hours
CAB seeking possession of Martin ‘the Viper’ Foley’s home over near €1m tax debt
High Court judgment for €916,960 obtained against 74-year-old is made up of unpaid income tax and interest
Judge allows Yousef Palani’s father to proceed with case over benefits being stopped
Juma Palani is seeking an order quashing decisions ‘disallowing’ his claims for jobseeker’s and disability allowance and seeking repayment of money paid out
‘This is a bit of craic’: Why Dublin Central voted for Gerry Hutch
In Dublin’s north inner city support for the veteran criminal known as the Monk shows how ‘disaffected’ locals are
Father of murderer Yousef Palani challenges decision to stop jobseeker’s and disability benefits
Juma Palani is taking High Court action against a decision made in January ‘disallowing’ his claims
Criminal Assets Bureau puts former home of Daniel Kinahan on the market
Saggart house to be auctioned in December with minimum opening bid of €550,000
Vast drug cash seizures reflect Ireland’s changing crime world
Latest consignment, of €3 million, returned to exchequer by Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, on a par with some annual returns by Criminal Assets Bureau
Cab seizes more than €116m in assets over 12 years, with €64.4m transferred to exchequer
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín raises concern over ‘time lag’ between seizure and arrival in State coffers
Gerry Hutch arrested in Spain under money-laundering investigation
Hutch (61) detained on Lanzarote and his Clontarf home searched as part of Spanish police inquiry
Why is Gerry Hutch still being targeted?
Gangland leader is focus of Spanish Guardia Civil investigation into international money laundering
Cab unable to access seized Bitcoin worth €350 million
Criminal Assets Bureau seized virtual currency from former Dublin beekeeper who grew cannabis crops for years, without drawing Garda attention, until caught by chance
Criminal Assets Bureau records significant year of activities amid expansion plans
Minister for Justice set to brief Cabinet on bureau’s progress and plans to increase intelligence-gathering and enforcement capacities by 45 per cent over next two years
Funeral of criminal James ‘Jaws’ Byrne told he ‘taught us all values that money can’t buy’
Grandson Lee Byrne conveyed words at service from father Liam, who is currently in a UK prison on gun running charges
James ‘Jaws’ Byrne: Fixer, fear merchant, father
The ‘Mickey Mouse criminal’, who died last weekend, reaped enormous benefits from his son and son-in-law’s roles in the Kinahan operation in Ireland and Britain
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