Man admits attempting to blackmail ex-councillor

A MAN who blackmailed a former Fianna Fáil councillor using pictures of him allegedly taking cocaine has entered a guilty plea in the middle of his trial.

Sat, 03 Dec, 2011 - 00:00
Conor Gallagher

Wesley Higgins, aged 33, attempted to extort €5,000 from Liam Kelly by threatening to give such pictures to a newspaper.

Higgins, of Dundaniel Road, Kilmore, Coolock, had pleaded not guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to demanding money with menaces between August 6 and 12, 2006.

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