Car dealer denies deals to evade tax on vehicles

A CAR dealer charged with evading tax on luxury cars told gardaí he never induced a tax official to falsely process VRT applications for his benefit.

John Dunne, aged 39, of Monastery Park, Clondalkin, Dublin has pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to eight counts of evading VRT on five Range Rovers and three Audi vehicles.

Detective Garda Ian Pemberton from the Criminal Assets Bureau told the court he had interviewed Dunne in May 2008 in relation to an investigation into tax evasion.