Man who called Cork judge 'scumbag' told garda 'I am CIA', court told

He claims he had used up to 150 different names in the course of his confidential work for various military clients in the United States, France and Israel

When the accused was brought into Courtroom 1 at the courthouse on Anglesea Street, he shouted at Judge Colm Roberts telling him: “Shut the f*** up. I don’t recognise your jurisdiction, you scumbag.”  File picture: Larry Cummins

A man who was found in contempt of court for shouting abuse at a Cork District Court judge, telling him to shut up and calling him a scumbag apologised and claimed he is a highly placed international security operative with a company which has assets of €15 billion.

He told Garda Anne O’Donovan when charged: “I am CIA.” He was also verbally abusive.