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The Criminal Assets Bureau sold 20 forfeited properties last year, the highest ever — with one selling for a record €931,000. More than €17.052 million was returned to the Exchequer as a result of CAB's work in 2024, according to its latest annual report.
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Over €4 million from proceeds of crime has been allocated to 42 community safety projects nationwide. The Community Safety Fund redirects proceeds of crime seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) and An Garda Siochana back into communities.
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The Supreme Court has allowed an appeal against orders made pursuant to the Proceeds of Crime Act 1996 in light of “genuinely new” evidence. Delivering his judgment for the Supreme Court, Mr Justice Peter Charleton opined that upon remittal to the High Court, the task faced by the respon
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Seized criminal assets will be sold after just two years instead of seven years in a major reform of Ireland's civil asset forfeiture laws. The Proceedings of Crime and Related Matters Bill 2025 approved by ministers yesterday will make the most significant changes to proceeds of crime legislation s
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Northern Ireland's Department of Justice has launched a public consultation to seek views on recovery of criminal assets codes of practice. Updates to two existing codes of practice and one new code of practice are required to take account of new measures under the Economic Crime and Corporate Trans
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