Jury retires in Naylor case

The jury in the trial of a former car sales man accused of money laundering the proceeds of crime has gone to an hotel overnight after failing to reach a verdict following three hours of deliberation.

James Naylor (aged 38) of Forest View, Pine Forest Road, Glencullen, pleaded not guilty of seven charges of laundering the proceeds of criminal activities on dates between March 2001 and June 2003 when his trial opened seven days ago at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Judge Michael White has directed the jury to find Mr Naylor not guilty of two of the seven charges and it will resume deliberations on the remaining five counts tomorrow morning.

The jury has heard that Mr Naylor had a business arrangement to sell cars for Michael Byrne who was jailed for six years in the UK in April 2003 for laundering the proceeds of drug trafficking.