A retired car sector worker has been sent for trial in the Central Criminal Court on charges of helping to fix the prices of Citroën cars.
John McGlynn (64), Templeogue, Dublin, faces six charges of aiding and abetting members of the Citroën Dealers Association to distort competition in the car market by fixing the selling prices of Citroën cars between 1998 and 2003. Judge Brian Sheridan granted Mr McGlynn bail on payment of a €250 bond in Dublin District Court yesterday.
Séamus Cassidy, prosecuting, for the Chief State Solicitor's office, told the court there were three quite large books of evidence in the case.
Judge Sheridan sent Mr McGlynn for trial on indictment in the Central Criminal Court. The case will take place in the next session of the court, possibly later this month.
Mr McGlynn, who has previously denied any involvement in price-fixing, has acted as a consultant for a number of car-dealer associations.
The trial follows a lengthy investigation by the Competition Authority and the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation, which were represented in court yesterday, into alleged price-fixing in the car market.
