McKevitt cross-examined at Special Criminal Court

FBI agent David Rupert told the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today that he had discussed setting up an offshore bank off the Florida coast to launder crime money after his businesses in New York state had been seized by a bank because he defaulted on a loan.

Mr Rupert said he had discussed the idea of using high speed hovercraft taxis going to and from off shore gambling boats with Diego Silva, a man who claimed to have connections with former Chilean dictator General Pinochet and former Panamian dictator General Noriega.