12/01/2006

Six appear in court faced with money laundering charges

Six men have appeared in court accused of money laundering charges involving almost £300,000.

All of the charged were linked to Lawrence Kincaid, a loyalist from north Belfast who was in court last Saturday on 34 charges linked with laundering money.

The charges were brought under the Proceeds of Crime Act and follow an investigation by the PSNI's Financial Investigation Unit.

One of the accused, a car dealer from Ballynahinch, faces eight charges involving £138,000.

These include arranging with Mr Kincaid to conceal criminal property worth a total of £74,000.

Two of the others were jointly charged with conspiring with Mr Kincaid to obtain by deception a mortgage for £74,800 on his home in Doagh.

A prosecuting lawyer applied for a remand until February 3 to link up with Kincaid`s next court appearance.

But defence solicitors said the investigation would be a protracted affair and it would be pointless to bring the defendants back to court within a month.

All six men were remanded on continuing police bail until the March 9.

(EF/GB)


Related Northern Ireland News Stories
Click here for the latest headlines.

18 June 2013
Willie Frazer Arrested For Bail Breach
Prominent loyalist campaigner Willie Frazer has been arrested for breaching his bail conditions. The 52-year-old was arrested on Monday at about 19:30 in the Portadown area. He is expected to appear in court today. Bail conditions were imposed following charges linked to union flag protests earlier in the year.
06 March 2017
Three Men Charged After Firearm Discovered In Co Fermanagh
Three men have been charged after police discovered a firearm during the search of a car in Co Fermanagh. The weapon was found after the PSNI stopped a vehicle on the Dublin Road in Enniskillen on Friday, 03 March.
09 August 2019
Man Charged With 1994 Murder
A man has been charged with the murder of a postal worker in 1994. The 60-year-old faces a series of charges relating to the death of Francis Damien Kerr, who was shot dead when masked raiders stormed the postal sorting office in Newry, County Down on 10 November 1994. The Provisional IRA was blamed for the attack.
24 May 2018
Man Appears In Court Charged With Firearms Offences
A 49-year-old man has appeared at Belfast Magistrates Court charged in relation with a number of firearm offences. On Wednesday, Detectives from the PSNI's Criminal Investigation Branch, discovered a number of firearms during the search of a property in the Springfield Road area of west Belfast.
28 February 2020
Three Charged Over Strabane Funeral Incident
Three men are facing charges in connection with a disturbance at a funeral in Co Tyrone where a number of dangerous weapons were seized. The 17, 22 and 32 year-olds are charged with several offences, including possessing an offensive weapon and possessing an article with a blade or point in a public place.