Man tells court he 'found' €490,500 of counterfeit money

A man who claimed he found nearly half a million euro of "high quality" counterfeit money in a laneway has been sentenced to three years in prison at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

John Gleeson (aged 42), of Phibsboro Road, Dublin 7, pleaded guilty to possession of counterfeit currency with a face value of €490,500 at his home on December 18, 2006.