Longford man charged with money laundering and attempting to defraud a bank granted bail
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A man arrested on suspicion of deception and money laundering and defrauding a bank has been remanded on bail following a special sitting of Longford District Court this evening.
Robert Hannifin (45), Dublin Road, Longford, was arrested this morning by members of An Garda Síochána and the Criminal Assets Bureau and charged this afternoon by Sgt Jarlath Nohilly and made no reply to the charges.
It is alleged that, on a date unknown between January 1, 2018, and March 2, 2019, Mr Hannifin engaged in the converting, transferring, handling, acquiring, processing or using a total of €55,000 in cash, which is believed to be the proceeds of crime.
Longford man bailed for violent assault which left victim hospitalised
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A man charged with section 3 assault has been released on bail following a special sitting of Longford District Court this evening.
Hughie Nevin (40) of 41 Grian Ard, Ardnacassa, Longford, was charged with assaulting a man in his early 60s in the victim s own home.
The alleged attack took place yesterday at approximately 5.30am in the Canal Court area of Longford town.
The victim of the assault sustained a number of cuts to his head and was taken to the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar.
Mr Nevin was charged at 2.20pm this afternoon by Gda Jerome Tully.
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He was granted bail to appear in court again in July
A Longford man has appeared in court charged with attempted bank fraud worth over €100,000.
Robert Hannifin, of Dublin Road, Longford, appeared at a special sitting of Longford District Court following an investigation into alleged money laundering.
The 45-year-old was charged with converting, transferring, handling, acquiring, possessing or using €55,000 in cash, which is believed to be the proceeds of crime, on dates unknown between the 1st of January 2018 and the 2nd of March 2018 at Corboy, Longford.
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He was also charged with attempting to defraud Permanent TSB Bank, of Baggot Street Dublin, on dates unknown between 1st March 2013 and 2
Man accused of urinating in Longford garda cell resulting in €170 bill
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A man accused of urinating in a garda cell, resulting in a cleaning bill of €170 has been handed a number of fines, with three months to pay.
William Lawrence, Cloncovid, Co Cavan, appeared before Judge Seamus Hughes at Longford District Court last week where he explained that he was unable to pay the €170 because he’d been in custody for a dangerous driving incident which resulted in a garda being hospitalised with a broken wrist.
“You put me on remand for three weeks and I had to pay €1,000 bail but while I was in custody my money stopped,” Mr Lawrence told Judge Hughes.
Man who kicked out at sergeant and patrol car avoids conviction and pays €400 to Garda social fund
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A man charged with a number of public order offences, including kicking out at arresting gardaí, was ordered to pay €400 to the Garda Social Fund and avoided conviction under Section 1(2) of the Probation of Offenders Act.
Dmitrij Daciuk, 32 Thomond Court, Ballymahon, appeared before Judge Seamus Hughes at last week’s sitting of Longford District Court.
Sgt Mark Mahon, for the state, explained that, at 8.30pm on March 22, 2021, gardaí were conducting a checkpoint at Thomond Court, Ballymahon when they observed a vehicle turning away.