Examples of our notable cases include child pornography, political corruption and immigration offences such as:
Child Pornography - Brian Curtin is a former Irish circuit court judge who was tried for possessing child pornography. At trial he was found not guilty however Michael McDowell, the Minister for Justice, launched an impeachment motion in the Dáil to remove Curtin from office. Curtin resigned shortly before the hearing was due to commence and the process could not be completed; subsequently he was not impeached. Our computer expert was instructed on behalf of the Oireachtas in the impeachment hearing. This case attracted significant media attention including: RTE News and the statement regarding the resignation of Judge Brian Curtin can be found on the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform website.
Political Corruption - Our computer expert provided computer evidence for Westminster City Council in their efforts to recover the £36m surcharge imposed on Dame Shirley Porter for her role in the ‘homes for votes’ scandal in the 1980's. The evidence assisted Stephenson Harwood Solicitors with tracking Dame Porter’s assets when a £12m mediated agreement was reached. Media coverage of this matter includes: The Register and the BBC websites.
Child Pornography - Our computer expert was instructed by the prosecution in the case of the Air Cadet Instructor Gary Pavey who was found guilty of possession of child pornography; it was stored both on his computer and on computer media recovered from his car. For more information visit Court News (the archive of court reports).
Facilitation of Illegal Immigrants - Miss P was accused of facilitating the transportation of illegal immigrants into the United States. Our computer expert was instructed to report on the computer generated evidence which, on the face of it, was quite compelling. Our request to the prosecution for further supporting evidence however identified a number of serious anomalies which helped ensure her acquittal.
Further Information
If we can assist with the investigation of computer media involved in a child pornography, political corruption or the facilitation of illegal immigrants matter please call 01280-704433 or Email info@griffinforensics.com.
