Rags and riches: How an Irish charity became the focus of a criminal investigation
Liberty Recycling is a well-known Irish charity associated with second-hand clothes and the bulk export of rags, not luxury goods.
But all that changed last week when the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau revealed that it had carried out raids on several premises associated with people involved with the charity and seized Rolex watches, jewellery, luxury cars and Louis Vuitton handbags.
It emerged that the raids were part of an extensive investigation into allegations of money laundering at the Dublin-headquartered charity.
The long-established social enterprise, founded to help former…
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