discovered was receiving local rent authority payments and then paying them into Liam's account. CAB also discovered that €150,000 of the money used to buy the house came from an Investec bank account in Mauritius. The money was described as "a loan for the purchase of real estate in Ireland" coming from "Mule State Foundation" c/o Grand Baie Trust Company but the CAB count not find evidence of a loan agreement, a repayment structure or any repayments of the purported loan. The Bureau determined that the house was bought for €155,000 - €150,000 from the Mule State Foundation and €20,000 from the car businesses that had been lodged to McGovern's account. Forensic analysis of McGovern and Freeman's means could not determine the source of the money used for the renovations. McGovern's house was declared to be the proceeds of crime. The houses at Grangeview Road, Clondalkin and at Kildare Road, Crumlin were broken into and vandalised shortly before they were to be handed over. The CAB applied to the High Court to ask Maria Byrne to promise that the Raleigh Square house would be handed over intact. In October 2020 a 28 year old man was charged with the arson attack in Grangeview Road. Mule State Foundation, drug smuggling and VAT fraud The CAB asked the National Crime Agency in the United Kingdom and they replied with information about two conspiracy investigations into drug smuggling from mainland Europe into Ireland and the UK. The first investigation, into industrial metal rollers that contained cocaine, cannabis and mixing agent led to the conviction of James Mulvey and Barry Kenneth Phibbs. Mulvey was one of the Kinahan gang's main dealers in the UK. Police discovered that the Mule State Foundation was established "for the educational benefit and wellbeing of the Mulvey family". The second investigation, into VAT fraud and money laundering, involved charging VAT on invoices that was never paid to UK Revenue. The money was paid either via cash or to people operating under false names. This disguised that the money was going to the Byrne Organised Crime Gang. Between June 2014 and April 2015 £353,000 was paid to the Mule State Foundation. On 26 February 2016 two of the Foundation's three council members signed a resolution: "It is noted that the Board of the Foundation have taken a decision to write off the loan of €150,000 provided to Mr Sean Gerard