The bureau alleged the pair were in league with other Chinese nationals involved in operating cannabis grow houses, the judge said. Yan Yan Fan said she liked to spend money on clothes and shoes The High Court has deemed various luxury goods and funds linked to two Chinese nationals the proceeds of crime. Mr Justice Alexander Owens’s ruling came in a case brought by the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) against Yan-Yan Fan (47) and Guang Ying Wang (49), who came to Ireland in the early 2000s.
He made orders under the Proceeds of Crime Act in relation to funds of some €146,000 and various luxury items. Mr Wang, also known as “Richard”, did not contest the case. Ms Fan, who also uses the name “Ivy”, represented herself in court and denied any involvement in crime.
The bureau alleged the pair were in league with other Chinese nationals involved in operating cannabis grow houses, the judge said. It pointed to large amounts of cash that passed through Irish bank accounts of Ms Fan, Mr Wang and her parents over the years and claimed the accounts were used to launder illegitimate income in the black economy, he said. The bureau alleged Ms Fan, a mother, used the “daigou” or “surrogate shopping” method of sending luxury goods to China.
The CAB claimed these outflows were matched by money transfers by her parents to Ireland, which helped pay for one of her apartments. The judge said she had a “significant link” with 7A Henrietta Place in late 2012 when a grow house .
