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A CASE alleging VAT fraud relating to amounts totalling €1.55 million will take three weeks to hear in the circuit court.
Derek Floyd (36), of 21 Lower Main Street, Tulla, is facing 41 charges, on dates between March 2001 and January 2004.
He is facing 14 charges of failing to remit bi-monthly VAT returns; 12 charges of claiming VAT repay-
ments which he was not entitled to; 11 charges of making false tax returns and four charges of mak- ing incorrect VAT returns. At Killa- loe District Court in September, Mr Floyd was returned for trial to the circuit court.
Stephen Coughlan, BL for the State, told Ennis Circuit Court yes- terday (Monday) that the case would take three weeks to hear.
Defence counsel Pat Whyms BL, applied for an adjournment. He said
it was a “very complicated case of alleged VAT fraud.”
He said there were 5,000 docu- ments and 15 volumes in the book of evidence.
Mr Whyms said that a forensic ac- countant has provided reports and the defence was not yet ready for the case to be heard.
He said the case had been in the district court for a year, prior to be- ing sent forward to the circuit court.
Judge Gerald Keyes said the case
should be heard at a special sitting of the court, given that it would take such a length of time.
He adjourned it to the next callo- ver of the circuit court, when a date is expected to be fixed for the trial.