Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005
Feck it, I’ve just lost a small fortune after betting that the DPP would bring charges against Bishop Magee and that he would end up in jail. Open and shut case thought I. I should have learned my lesson after losing a similar sum on a bet that the DPP would bring charges against Fianna … Continue reading “A sad betting career”
Irish Independent Justice demands bankers in handcuffs THE nation still waits and grows weary waiting for people to be charged for bankrupting our country. How long does it take to read a file and make recommendations? What’s the delay in assembling the evidence? Yes, it’s complex; yes, it’s time-consuming — but if there is a … Continue reading “Only radical surgery will root out the malignant cancer”
The Director of Public Prosecutions, James Hamilton, gave a very interesting interview on The Week in politics last Sunday. He believes that expert juries are needed to tackle the rise in white-collar crime. He also spoke about the difficulties posed by the absence of a whistleblower’s charter. The following are some of the answers he … Continue reading “Simple law enforcement; not special juries, are the solution to white collar crime”
Revenue recently published its preliminary business results for year ending 31 December 2009. There are some interesting figures in the report. For example, in 2009 there were just 6 convictions for serious tax evasion, 4 more are under consideration by the DPP and there are 78 ongoing investigations. Special investigations last year generated a total … Continue reading “Revenue: A failed entity”
I see Poland’s competition regulator has imposed a massive fine of €26 million on CRH for alleged price fixing and other anti-competitive behaviour (Irish Examiner). In 1994 the European Commission ruled that CRH was part of an EU wide cartel involved in fixing prices and two years later UK authorities fined the company for similar … Continue reading “CRH – Immune from the law in Ireland?”
A nun from the institution delivered the complainant to him for the purposes of permitting the abuse. The complainant alleged that the nun was complicit in the abuse on these occasions and that the nun herself participated in the abuse and watched it taking place. She alleged that she was gang-raped by three or four … Continue reading “Catholic child abuse: Nothing changes in a corrupt state”
Brian Lenihan was asked on Prime Time why it was taking so long to see results from investigations into Anglo Irish Bank when the US authorities could charge, convict and send Bernie Madoff in six months. He said he was frustrated that bankers haven’t been jailed yet, that there was a massive ongoing police investigation … Continue reading “Sean Fitzpatrick will never be charged”
Former Fine Gael leader and Anglo Irish Bank director, Alan Dukes, is puzzled at the delay by the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE ) in his investigation into Anglo Irish Bank. I find it rather odd that the Director of Corporate Enforcement announced in February that he was satisfied that there was a prima facie … Continue reading “The puzzlement of Alan Dukes”
An article in yesterday’s Irish Times by Peter Murtagh relates the story of Seán, a man who, in normal circumstances, wouldn’t say boo to a goose but was now gripped by naked rage because of his financial loss as a result of the banking collapse. Seán, who voted Fianna Fail all his life, had some … Continue reading “Corruption, accountability and political ignorance”
On 11th December last Bernard Madoff was arrested by police on allegations of major fraud. Yesterday, (three months later) he was taken away to jail in handcuffs from a court of law and will receive a jail sentence in June of up to 150 years. He is likely to spend the rest of his life … Continue reading “No accountability, no justice, no hope.”