High Court fines media €65k over contempt

SUNDAY WORLD crime editor Paul Williams was among a number of journalists, newspaper editors and media organisations fined €60,000, plus legal costs, by a High Court judge.

The publisher of Mr Williams’ latest book, Crime Wars, was fined €5,000.

Mr Justice Brian McGovern imposed the fines for criminal contempt of court orders restricting reporting of certain proceedings brought by the Criminal Assets Bureau arising from its investigation into the assets of a Dublin criminal.