On 21 March 2019, we reported that Eric Marques had lost his Irish Supreme Court appeal against his extradition to the US. On the morning of 23 March 2019, Mr Marques was transported from the prison where he was being detained and surrendered to FBI agents at US immigration in Dublin Airport. You can read […]
Yesterday, 20 March 2019, Eric Marques had his Supreme Court appeal against his extradition from Ireland to the US rejected. US authorities have requested Mr Marques’ extradition on charges including conspiracy to distribute and advertise indecent images of children. The charges relate to extremely violent and graphic images that were uploaded to over 100 anonymous […]
On 25 February 2019, we reported that the Irish High Court has ordered the extradition of Daniel O’Connell, the alleged “controlling mind” behind a £20 million tax fraud. Mr O’Connell is wanted in the UK for failing to pay almost £13 million under a Confiscation Order. Yesterday, 27 February 2019 it was announced that Mr […]
On 26 February 2019, Daniel Mullan began his appeal against his extradition to the US to face charges relating to indecent images of children. In the Irish Court of Appeal, Mr Mullan’s lawyer, Kieran Kelly, submitted that section 2 of the Sexual Offences (Jurisdiction) Act 1996 allows for the prosecution of Irish citizens who have […]
This week, Ireland published a Brexit Bill which relates to extraditions between the UK and Ireland after 29 March 2019, if the UK does not negotiate a deal whereby it remains part of the European Arrest Warrant (“EAW”) system. The Irish Brexit Bill will allow for the extradition of Irish citizens to another State, such […]
The Irish High Court has ordered the extradition of Daniel O’Connell, the alleged “controlling mind” behind a £20 million tax fraud who is wanted in the UK for failing to pay a Confiscation Order of almost £13 million. Mr O’Connell was initially convicted at Middlesex Guildhall Crown Court on 9 August 2000, for five counts […]
On 7 November 2018, we reported that John Downey had appeared before the Irish High Court to contest his extradition to Northern Ireland. Mr Downey is wanted in Northern Ireland on charges relating to the IRA Hyde Park bombing that took place in 1982. He had previously been put on trial at the Old Bailey […]
On Monday, the Irish High Court ordered the surrender of Artur Celmer to face trial in Poland. As reported in a previous blog, Mr Celmer is wanted by Polish authorities to face trial on charges of drug trafficking. Last year, he was arrested under a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) in Ireland. He resisted extradition on […]
Daniel Mullan had just served a term of imprisonment for child sexual assault and child pornography convictions in Ireland, when he was arrested for further child sex offences that he allegedly committed in New York. The US authorities have requested Mr Mullan’s extradition for child sex offences, but this week Mr Mullan applied for a […]
In January 2007, Thomas O’Connor was convicted of defrauding HMRC at Blackfriars’ Crown Court. He absconded from his sentencing hearing and was sentenced, in his absence, to 4 years and 6 months in custody. In 2009, Mr O’Connor had returned to Ireland, where he was arrested on a European Arrest Warrant (EAW). The Irish High […]
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