Former FG Colr granted legal aid for Supreme Court appeal to corrupt payments conviction

A former Fine Gael Councillor convicted of receiving corrupt payments from a property developer has been granted legal aid for a Supreme Court appeal.

Fri, 03 Nov, 2017 - 18:04

A former Fine Gael Councillor convicted of receiving corrupt payments from a property developer has been granted legal aid for a Supreme Court appeal.

Fred Forsey Jnr (46), of Coolagh Road, Abbeyside, Dungarvan Co Waterford, had pleaded not guilty to receiving €60,000, €10,000 and €10,000 in three corrupt payments from a property developer in 2006, who had an interest in a planning permission for the development of land at Ballygagin Co Waterford.