Gardaí 'hunting massive hidden money haul' of convicted Mayo thief

Gardaí are hunting for a massive money haul they believe convicted Mayo thief Michael Lynn has hidden in various locations.

That's according to a report today in the Irish Independent.

The Crossmolina native and former solicitor was convicted by a jury at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court last month of stealing around €17.9 million from six financial institutions 16 years ago.

The Irish Independent report outlined: "Specialist detectives have carried out searches of five properties and frozen a number of bank accounts linked to the high-profile former solicitor and property developer.

"The latest investigation into the 55-year-old’s hidden money is being conducted by the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB), which also led last month’s successful prosecution of Lynn."

A source told the newspaper: “This is all about finding assets and proceeds of crime that this individual was involved in."

Sources further revealed a four-figure amount of cash was seized in GNECB operation last Tuesday, but added that this is just the “tip of the iceberg” and more searches are planned, while analysis of bank accounts and other financial transactions will continue.

The Irish Independent said it had learned Lynn is on an “enhanced regime” in Dublin’s Cloverhill Prison - meaning he has full prisoner privileges in the overcrowded remand jail and has not run into any disciplinary issues.