Conflicting date over politician’s loan deal

A loan agreement, dated Aug 2006 and signed by a former councillor accused of accepting corrupt payments and a developer, was not created until Jan 2007, according to gardaí.

The fourth day of the trial of Fred Forsey Jr, aged 43, of Coolagh Road, Abbeyside, Dungarvan, Co Waterford, heard that gardaí visited a Dublin law firm in 2009 and found documents created on Jan 9, 2007.

Mr Forsey denies receiving €60,000, €10,000, and €10,000 in three corrupt payments from a developer in 2006, alleged to have been made to him for his support for a land rezoning.