The Director of Public Prosecutions v Joanna McGuinness
Date
15 May 2024
Venue
Dublin Circuit Court
Judge
Judge Martin Nolan.
Summary
Previously on 22 April 2024 at Dublin Circuit Court, Joanna McGuinness, pleaded guilty to the following offence:
- The evasion of a duty of excise on excisable products, to wit, 80,820 cigarettes and 35 kilos of fine cut tobacco for the rolling of cigarettes, in respect of which a duty of excise was for the time being payable, with intent to defraud either directly or indirectly the State of such duty, contrary to section 119 (2) and (3) of the Finance Act, 2001, as amended. The estimated value of the goods concerned is €66,881.
Outcome
Judge Nolan imposed a sentence of three years imprisonment, suspended in full for three years.