Jury sworn in for trial of father and son accused of Northern Bank money-laundering

A jury was sworn in today for the trial of a Cork financial advisor and his son who are accused of laundering more than £3m (€3.33m) – arising out of the investigation of the 2004 Northern Bank robbery.

Timothy Cunningham, aged 60, of Woodbine Lodge, Farran, Co Cork, was arraigned at Cork Circuit Criminal Court today on a total of 20 charges of money laundering arising out of an extensive garda investigation following the robbery of £26.5m (€29.4m) from the Northern Bank in Belfast on December 20, 2004.