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CAB netted over €4m for State last year selling seized homes linked to criminals
Criminal Assets Bureau
Through its actions in freezing assets and taking cases against criminals across Ireland last year, in excess of €14.926 million was returned to the Exchequer in 2025
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Veronica Guerin remembered 30 years after murder that changed Ireland's fight against crime
Veronica Guerin
Veronica (37), a highly respected Sunday Independent journalist, was murdered on June 26, 1996 while stopped at traffic lights on the Naas Road in Dublin.
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Drogheda businessman linked to Organised Crime Group jailed over attack on two innocent men
Gangland violence
Ben O’Brien (32) was 'highly intoxicated when he angrily left his house and picked a fight'
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CAB and Europol seize further cryptocurrency worth €30m
Criminal Assets Bureau
The major breakthrough follows a similar seizure that was made in March when the CAB, supported by Europol, were successful in breaching one of 12 dormant virtual wallets seized during a massive 2019 drug bust
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Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch says immigrants allowed if they pay taxes, despite his €800k tax bill dispute with CAB
Gerry The Monk Hutch
The Dáil hopeful has said he is in favour of people coming to Ireland as long as they pay their taxes
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Criminal Assets Bureau and Europol seize €30 million in cryptocurrency
Criminal Assets Bureau
A cryptocurrency wallet containing 500 bitcoins was seized
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Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch formally launches legal battle against CAB finding that he owes €800,000 in unpaid tax
Gerry The Monk Hutch
The Irish Mirror has learned that Dubliner The Monk has recently applied to the Tax Appeals Commission to try and have the claim thrown out
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Homes of Limerick crime boss's son spark auction bidding war and sell for big six-figure sum
Limerick
Two boarded-up properties seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau from the son of slain Limerick organised crime figure Kieran Keane Sr have been sold
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Inside Dublin home once owned by notorious gangster as it sells for €490k at CAB auction
Criminal Assets Bureau
The boarded up Dublin home once owned by notorious gangster David Waldron, seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau as the proceeds of crime, has been auctioned for €490,000.
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Limerick man goes on trial accused of corruption by giving detective €20k for CAB information
Courts
Stephen O'Sullivan (43) of Farrehy, Broadford, Co Limerick, has pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to one count of corruption at Bruree, Co Limerick on December 22, 2018
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CAB to auction seized Limerick homes of son of slain crime boss, raising up to €210k for Exchequer
Criminal Assets Bureau
Kieran Keane Jnr is the son of Limerick feud gangster Kieran Keane Sr, who was murdered in January 2003, and the nephew of convicted drug-dealer Christy Keane
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CAB-seized home of gangster David Waldron to go under the hammer
Criminal Assets Bureau
Despite its grim associations, the property itself is a substantial family home in what agents describe as a "spectacular location"
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Irish gangsters' seized designer goods raise hundreds of thousands for Exchequer at online auction
Criminal Assets Bureau
The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) auction featured over 100 high-value luxury and designer goods including Rolex watches, Christian Louboutin shoes, Gucci belts and dresses, Chanel Coco handbags, Moncler and Canada Goose jackets.
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Mansion once owned by slain crime boss Andy Connors to go under the hammer
Fat Andy Connors
The minimum bid for the house and land is €380,000
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Leo Varadkar issues brutal reality check on Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch's political comeback plan
Gerry The Monk Hutch
Exclusive - Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch faces an uphill battle in the upcoming Dublin North Central by election.
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James ‘Mago’ Gately finds out when he'll learn what he owes for damage to CAB-seized home
Criminal Assets Bureau
The High Court heard on Wednesday that the property, at Glin Drive in Coolock, Dublin 17 went under the hammer last week for €308,000.
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Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch social media accounts re-activate amid calls for him to run for the Dail in new by-election
Gerry The Monk Hutch
Speculation is rife that Gerry Hutch could throw his hat into the ring in the Dublin North Central by-election that will now take place after the shock departure of Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe
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High Court seizes prolific house-breaking gang member’s Audi proceeds
Criminal Assets Bureau
Patrick 'Rubber Beag' O’Reilly, whose family has long been the focus of a major garda operation, is the latest target in a series of CAB actions against Ireland’s most prolific house-breaking gangs.
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CAB seized Dublin home of Kinahan cartel target sells at auction
Criminal Assets Bureau
The property was seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau on April 1 after it was deemed the proceeds of crime following a lengthy battle in the High Court
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Inside CAB seized Dublin home featuring huge €440k extension to be auctioned this week
Criminal Assets Bureau
James 'Mago' Gately originally bought the house for €125,000 in 2013, but the High Court heard he later spent around €440,000 on an extensive refurbishment and extension
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Irish gangsters’ seized designer goods up for auction in massive online sale
Criminal Assets Bureau
Seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act, the assets listed in December’s auction catalogue include a huge selection of sought-after luxury and designer goods.
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House seized by Criminal Assets Bureau fetches €70,000 at auction
Criminal Assets Bureau
The High Court ruled the house had been purchased with the proceeds of crime
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Wife of alleged crime boss becomes fitness guru after Criminal Assets Bureau battle
Organised Crime
Exclusive: Natalia Chiper has now based herself in Barcelona and running fitness and wellbeing classes
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Convicted Kinahan cartel bagman allowed extra legal aid bid in CAB court battle
Criminal Assets Bureau
This comes after the High Court heard on Wednesday that Patrick Lawlor and his wife Leonie that nine Quantity Surveyors have informed them they “are not in a position to act.”
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