The Director of Public Prosecutions v Ross Noel Stewart

Amount Forfeited

€7,500

Court Date

4 March 2013

Venue

Dublin Criminal Court of Justice

Judge

Mary Ellen Ring

Summary:

On 4 March 2013 Dublin Criminal Court of Justice ordered the forfeiture to the Exchequer of cash amounting to €7500 pursuant to Section 39, Criminal Justice Act 1994, as amended by Section 21, Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act 2005, on the grounds that it was proven on the balance of probabilities to represent the proceeds of crime, or was intended for use in criminal conduct.

On 11 April 2012 Revenue Enforcement Officers at Dublin Airport seized and detained the cash from Ross Noel Stewart, as he was about to board a flight to Spain.

Following an investigation by Revenue’s Investigations and Prosecutions Division, a file on the matter was referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions who ordered the forfeiture proceedings.

It had been claimed that the cash was the proceeds of the sale of a car, and also savings. However these claims were proven to be false, and were not accepted by the Court.

Ross Noel Stewart was represented by Counsel who opposed the forfeiture application.