Nathan Kinsella: Real IRA man and partner, also charged with failing to file tax returns
Dominic McGinn SC, prosecuting, told the three-judge court today that he had proposed each defendant face a new charge of money laundering and then face a range of additional tax offenses for the first time.
Mr Kinsella (44) and Jennifer Dunne (38), both of Richmond in Blackrock, Co Dublin, were today re-charged with the six original money laundering offenses under Section 7 of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing) Act 2010, in addition to three new counts under the Finance Act 2008.
Dominic McGinn SC, prosecuting, told the three-judge court today that he had proposed each defendant face a new charge of money laundering and then face a range of additional tax offenses for the first time.
Detective Sergeant Adrian Buckley told the out-of-court court that he met both defendants in the courtroom this morning and handed them a copy of the charge sheet.
The couple were again charged with converting, transferring, handling, acquiring, possessing or using property, i.e. whether the property was the proceeds of crime.
Mr Kinsella and Ms Dunne, who have an address at Tasaggart House, Saggart in County Dublin, were both also charged with failing without reasonable cause to provide the tax authorities with a complete and truthful tax return for the purposes of capital gains tax under section 46(2) of the Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Act 2003 on or before October 31, 2018.
They were also charged with two further counts of the same offense on or before October 31, 2019, while having an address at Alpine Heights, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, and on or before October 31, 2020, while having an address at Richmond, Newtownpark, Blackrock, County Dublin.
New evidence books were served on each defendant.
Diarmaid McGuinness SC, representing Mr Kinsella, told the court today that his client was suffering from a serious illness which had not responded to treatment and that he had suffered a relapse last week. The lawyer handed documents to the three judges.
Last March, Mr Kinsella’s lawyer told the court that there was “a factor” relating to his client’s health that could affect his having “full session days” during the planned five-week trial.
A trial date for Mr Kinsella and Ms Dunne was originally set for today, but the case is now not expected to be heard in the Special Criminal Court until next Monday.
Mr Kinsella and Ms Dunne, who were present in court, were remanded in custody on bail until Thursday pending hearing of their case.
