"In July, the High Court granted Patrick Lawlor and his wife, Leonie, free legal aid to challenge Cab's case against them A convicted bagman for an organised crime gang has asked the High Court for more free legal aid in order to have a quantity surveyor value his home as he fights a Criminal Assets Bureau (Cab) bid to seize the property."
"In October 2022, Patrick Lawlor (59) was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, having admitted his role in a money laundering operation for a criminal gang which had an income of almost €12m during 2019."
Patrick Lawlor and his wife, Leonie, received free legal aid from the High Court in July to contest Criminal Assets Bureau proceedings concerning their home. Lawlor, a convicted bagman in an organised crime network, has applied for further legal aid to fund a quantity surveyor valuation amid CAB's seizure bid. Lawlor was sentenced in October 2022 to seven years' imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after admitting involvement in a money laundering operation for a criminal gang that generated almost €12 million in 2019.
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