Alleged director of crime gang to face 17 charges in court including threats to kill

Eoin Reynolds

An alleged director of a criminal gang will be tried at the Special Criminal Court on 17 charges including that he threatened to kill or cause serious injury to a number of people and made demands with menaces for more than €250,000.

Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo on Wednesday ordered that Mark Salmon (31), of Kilbarron Avenue, Kilmore, Dublin, should be tried before the three-judge, non-jury court following an application by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Mr Salmon is charged that on dates unknown between January 1st, 2020, and May 18th, 2024, within the State, he directed the activities of a criminal organisation.

He faces further charges of acquiring or possessing the proceeds of crime, including a property worth approximately €37,815, cash to the tune of €3,734 along with jewellery and other luxury goods.

He is accused of three counts of threatening to damage a property in Baldoyle in Dublin 13 and four charges of threatening to kill or cause serious injury to various people on three dates in April, 2024 and another date between January and May 2024.

It is further alleged that Mr Salmon did without lawful excuse make demands with menaces for €80,000, €40,000 and €157,000 from three different people on dates in 2024.

Mr Salmon will appear before the court next week.