American Embassy has 'no details' on man who claimed to stay there as CIA operative

Accused, who is charged with threatening behaviour in Cork, claimed he used up to 150 different names in the course of his confidential work for various military clients in the United States, France and Israel

In his bail application earlier in the week, the accused said he lived at hotels and at the American Embassy Dublin and is CEO of an international company with assets of €15bn. Picture: Stephen Collins/ Photos

The American Embassy in Dublin has told gardaí a man called James Mack identifying himself as a CIA operative has never stayed at the embassy.

In the course of a colourful bail application earlier in the week, the accused said he lived at hotels and at the American Embassy Dublin and is CEO of an international company with assets of €15bn, having high level military contracts in America, France and Israel.