High Court rules monies seized from firms linked to associates of 'Slab' Murphy are proceeds of crime

Monies seized by CAB from firms linked to associates of Republican Thomas 'Slab' Murphy following an investigation into "an elaborate fuel-laundering scheme" are the proceeds of crime, the High Court has ruled.

The Criminal Assets Bureau sought the orders after it commenced an investigation into fuel laundering in 2012 which the Judge said: "centred on the Murphy family of Hackballscross, Dundalk, Co Louth and their various associates".