Doubt over ‘Slab’ deal with CAB

THERE was uncertainty yesterday as to whether alleged IRA boss Thomas “Slab” Murphy is engaged in tax negotiations with the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) through a third party.

The former chief of staff of the Provisional IRA was hit with a €5 million-plus tax bill by the CAB last year.

The tax demand was compiled in conjunction with a massive cross-border operation into his alleged involvement in a multi-million euro organised crime racket.