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| 'Slab' Murphy held on tax charges | 'Slab' Murphy held on tax charges |
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| Detectives from the Irish Republic's Criminal Assets Bureau have arrested the alleged former IRA chief of staff Thomas "Slab" Murphy at his home. | Detectives from the Irish Republic's Criminal Assets Bureau have arrested the alleged former IRA chief of staff Thomas "Slab" Murphy at his home. |
| He complained of chest pains and was taken to hospital, but was discharged and will appear in court later. | |
| Mr Murphy is due to face nine charges of failing to file tax returns under the Taxes Consolidation Act. | Mr Murphy is due to face nine charges of failing to file tax returns under the Taxes Consolidation Act. |
| He lives on a farm close to the border at Ballybinaby, Hackballscross, in County Louth. | |
| The bureau has been investigating his financial affairs for three years and has twice searched his home. | The bureau has been investigating his financial affairs for three years and has twice searched his home. |
| The Republic of Ireland's Criminal Assets Bureau was set up in 1996, and was the model for the UK's Assets Recovery Agency. | The Republic of Ireland's Criminal Assets Bureau was set up in 1996, and was the model for the UK's Assets Recovery Agency. |