Man pleads guilty to blackmailing former FF Councillor

A man who blackmailed a former Fianna Fáil Councillor using pictures of him allegedly taking cocaine has today entered a guilty plea in the middle stage of his trial.

Man pleads guilty to blackmailing former FF Councillor
Fri, 02 Dec, 2011 - 15:15

A man who blackmailed a former Fianna Fáil Councillor using pictures of him allegedly taking cocaine has today entered a guilty plea in the middle stage of his trial.

Wesley Higgins (aged 33) attempted to extort €5,000 from Mr Liam Kelly by threatening to give such pictures to a newspaper.

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