Crime World

Kinahan cartel enforcer and money launderer Johnny Morrissey has been released on bail in Spain after almost two years behind bars facing trial for washing euro 200 million of the mobs dirty money.Morrissey who was sanctioned by the US treasury along with Kinahan Snr and his sons Daniel and Christopher Jnr, posed for a photograph to celebrate his release with smoking a cigar and pouring a glass of the Nero Vodka which was used to launder the money.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the life crimes and the times ahead for the criminal known as Johnny Cash. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A hunt to track down a people smuggler convicted in Belgium and believed to be responsible for making millions on the backs of the misery of many.A trail that leads two investigators right into the heart of Iraq and the compound which is home to some of the countries wealthiest officials.Nicola speaks to the BBC’s Sue Mitchell and Rob Lawrie about efforts To Catch a Scorpion and their incredible new podcast which has done what law enforcement failed to do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was the savage murder which brought home the reality of the horrors of gangland crime to the Irish public. Anthony Campbell was a hard working 20 year old plumber when he was murdered by gunmen who feared leaving a witness to their execution of drugs trafficker Martin 'Marlo' Hyland. The unsolved murders are the focus of a new six part serial podcast called "Caught In The Crossfire" from the Crime World team. Niall talks to Nicola Tallant about why she chose to focus on these murders and her admiration for Anthony's mother Christine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A married Irish couple who became viral social media sensations for all the wrong reasons have been jailed for a string of so-called 'dine and dash' crimes.Ann and Bernard McDonagh lived the high-life eating slap-up meals in a series of top quality restaurants across Wales - before fleeing out the door without paying.  But the Co Mayo duo got their just deserts when CCTV footage was posted online by furious restaurant owners and they were traced by UK cops.Niall talks to Eamon Dillon about the McDonaghs and how they will now doing porridge in a Welsh jail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Evil Jonathan Creswell controlled, bullied and terrified three women who helped cover up for him after he claimed he had assaulted Katie Simpson before he said she committed suicide.Creswell staged the supposed suicide to hide a vicious attack and rape on the 21 year old showjumper which caused her death.Rose De Montmorency Wright, Jill Robinson and Hayley Robb have pleaded guilty to charges around a cover up but their sentence hearing was told each was afraid and controlled by Creswell at the time.Nicola is at Derry Crown Court with journalist Ciaran O’Neill to hear the sensational evidence around the case which has rocked the equestrian industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Crack cocaine seizures are on the increase and health watch dogs are warning an epidemic amongst users of the drug which devastated the US during the 1980s.So is the highly addictive substance the new heroin and how are community groups coping with its spread.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the drug and its effects on the health and mental wellbeing of users. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s the BBC drama which has reflected some of the true underbelly of Northern Ireland’s criminal world.Nicola speaks to Sunday World reporter Roisin Gorman about what it is that Blue Lights has done right.They discuss the series which follows the careers of three PSNI recruits and which delves into collusion, corruption and all types of criminality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A 32 year old man with 133 previous convictions jumped from a bus to join a mob who’d surrounded two Gardai.Lee McDonnell was arrested and charged after he tried to hit one of the officers policing a funeral in Ballyfermot two years ago.Nicola speaks with Niall Donald about the chaotic and dangerous career of a criminal with arrested development. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

***This episode was originally published in June 2022***It is a story that reads like the plot from a Hollywood movie and punches right into the heart of one of the most secretive regimes in the world. Hackers from the so-called ‘Lazarus Group’ first shut down Sony Studios when it attempted to screen a movie about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and then went on to attempt a daring theft of $1billion dollars from a Bangladesh Bank. But who are the Lazarus Group and how did they emerge from a secretive nation where only the chosen few are allowed online? Nicola Tallant talks to author and journalist Geoff White about the incredible tale played out in his top podcast 'The Lazarus Heist' and in his new book of the same name. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pablo Escobar hid his in the cavity walls of his vast mansions. Daniel Kinahan and his pals in Dubai use crypto trading platforms and secretive underworld banking systems that move millions across the globe in seconds.But one thing that hasn’t changed in the cash-rich world of organised crime is the need to wash the dirty money.Nicola speaks with author and expert speaker Geoff White whose new book 'Rinsed' will be released in mid-June about money laundering, the infamous Black Axe gang and how an Instagram influencer in Dubai was really washing funds for North Korean hackers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.