"Bernadette Thornton, a healthcare worker, admitted two counts of money laundering on dates between March 2020 and December 2022, totalling €282,477 in an AIB account and a Revolut account. Meanwhile, Alisha Thornton pleaded guilty to two money laundering charges totalling €231,018 on dates between January 2021 and December 2022 in an AIB account and a Revolut account."
"Det Gda McManus said that Alisha is 'a cousin of a senior figure of the Boylan Organised Crime Group.' He told the court that Bernadette, is 'a sister of a close associate of the Boylan Organised Crime Group and an aunt of a prominent member of the group'."
"She told Gardaí, 'I didn't benefit from anything', and that she was fearful for the safety of her family. A healthcare worker in a local nursing home, she told investigators that her abusive ex-partner 'drank all my money and smoked all my money.'"
Bernadette Thornton (45), a healthcare worker, and Alisha Thornton (23), a make-up artist, both pleaded guilty to money laundering charges totaling €513,495 between 2020 and 2022. Bernadette admitted laundering €282,477 through AIB and Revolut accounts, while Alisha admitted to laundering €231,018 through similar accounts. Alisha also confessed to theft and social welfare fraud of €11,840. Both women are related to prominent members of the Boylan Organized Crime Group. Withdrawals from their accounts occurred in Dubai, Ukraine, Turkey, and Ireland. Both claimed they did not personally benefit from the transactions and expressed fear for their family's safety. They were remanded on continuing bail to April 20.
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