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Father and son in £3m bank trial £3m bank laundering trial begins
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The trial is due to begin later of a County Cork father and son charged with laundering more than £3m from the Northern Bank robbery four years ago. The trial has begun in Cork of a father and son accused of money-laundering in connection with the £26.5m Northern Bank robbery in Belfast.
Timothy 'Ted' Cunningham, 60, a financial advisor, from Woodbine Lodge, Farran, and son, also Timothy, 33, of Church View, Farran, deny the charges. On trial are Timothy 'Ted' Cunningham, 60, a financial advisor, from Woodbine Lodge, Farran, and his son, also Timothy, 33, of Church View, Farran.
The trial in Cork could hear from up to 250 witnesses and last until Easter. Both men deny the charges.
Raiders escaped with £26.5m during the robbery from the Belfast city centre bank in December 2004. The court heard several weeks after the December 2004 robbery, gardai found more than £3m in six holdalls and a plastic bag in Ted Cunningham's house.
The prosecution said that they would be able to prove because of markings on the notes that a significant number of them came from the Northern Bank robbery.
The prosecution told the jury they would call a large number of witnesses from Northern Ireland.
They are to include Kevin McMullan, who was forced to help the robbers while his wife was held hostage.
The trial has heard that while in custody both Ted Cunningham and his son said on tape that they knew or believed that the money came from the Northern Bank.
The trial continues.