Sligo businesswoman made '£19m from VAT fraud'

A Sligo woman pocketed a £19m fortune in a sophisticated sting on the VAT man in Britain, a court heard today.

Sligo businesswoman made '£19m from VAT fraud'
Wed, 02 May, 2001 - 20:12

A Sligo woman pocketed a £19m fortune in a sophisticated sting on the VAT man in Britain, a court heard today.

Bernadette Devine, 34, used bogus paperwork and an array of front companies to create the smokescreen that vast numbers of valuable computer chips were being shipped to Ireland, it was claimed.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: SligoPlace: BritainPlace: IrelandPlace: Middlesex GuildhallPlace: Catherine Street, LimerickPlace: LondonPlace: BournemouthPlace: Isle of ManPlace: Co SligoPlace: PerivalePlace: west LondonPlace: Douglas, Isle of ManPlace: Ballybrack,Place: Co LimerickPlace: Empire Road,Person: Bernadette DevinePerson: DevinePerson: Peter Rook QCPerson: Daniel O’ConnellPerson: O’ConnellPerson: RookPerson: Michael KeatingPerson: John O’NeillPerson: Lord Mayor ofOrganisation: VatOrganisation: Keash Systems InternationalOrganisation: CIS LimitedOrganisation: KSI LimitedOrganisation: VAT.’’Organisation: AngloOrganisation: Irish Merchants
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