A former world champion boxer, Dave McCauley was fined €600 at Letterkenny District Court today after being convicted of passing forged notes.
Hotelier David McCauley with an address at The Woods, Larne, Co Antrim was charged with proffering two £20 sterling notes which he knew to be counterfeit at Bar Mono on Lower Main Street, Letterkenny, Co Donegal on Sunday May 30th.
A second charge of being in possession of counterfeit notes was withdrawn.
In reply to the charges of possession of forged sterling notes, McCauley replied: "Not guilty." In response to passing two forged sterling notes at Bar Mono, McCauley replied: "The charge is not
true. I did not know the notes were counterfeit."
Judge John O'Donnell said he found it hard to believe that a person who is in business could not be super conscious of when forged notes were being passed.