Woman thought cash was clean
Wednesday, 27th October 2004.
A WOMAN accused of laundering tens of thousands of pounds of her partner's drug-dealing money has claimed she thought the money was clean.
Justine O'Reilly, of Burton Hill, Withersfield, near Haverhill, denies three charges of money laundering.
A jury at Ipswich Crown Court heard her partner, Robert Riley, 44, was a dealer of class A drugs who was convicted in 1995 and again this year.
Before his arrest in January, he was driving a £40,000 BMW car. O'Reilly, 40, paid £20,000 on his behalf towards it under a banker's draft, the court has heard.
She also paid a £10,000 deposit towards the council house they shared. He also had a flat elsewhere, she said.
The court has already heard from Det Con Simon Bendall she told police the £10,000 deposit was obtained from years of savings.
But yesterday, questioned by prosecutor Martin Evans, she said Riley gave her the cash.
She said he earned money as an events organiser and was a project manager for a company called Education Youth Services Ltd.
Lindsay Cox, defending, asked O'Reilly if she had had any anxiety the £10,000 deposit and £20,000 towards the BMW had been obtained unlawfully.
O'Reilly replied: "No, I didn't."
The trial continues.
Justine O'Reilly, of Burton Hill, Withersfield, near Haverhill, denies three charges of money laundering.
A jury at Ipswich Crown Court heard her partner, Robert Riley, 44, was a dealer of class A drugs who was convicted in 1995 and again this year.
Before his arrest in January, he was driving a £40,000 BMW car. O'Reilly, 40, paid £20,000 on his behalf towards it under a banker's draft, the court has heard.
She also paid a £10,000 deposit towards the council house they shared. He also had a flat elsewhere, she said.
The court has already heard from Det Con Simon Bendall she told police the £10,000 deposit was obtained from years of savings.
But yesterday, questioned by prosecutor Martin Evans, she said Riley gave her the cash.
She said he earned money as an events organiser and was a project manager for a company called Education Youth Services Ltd.
Lindsay Cox, defending, asked O'Reilly if she had had any anxiety the £10,000 deposit and £20,000 towards the BMW had been obtained unlawfully.
O'Reilly replied: "No, I didn't."
The trial continues.
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