of Declan Arthurs, an IRA volunteer killed in 1987. The man from Coalisland was charged with making false statements to police in relation to a white Ford Transit van allegedly used in the robbery. By the end of 2005, police investigations had resulted in a total of 13 arrests and 22 searches. All charges against the men from Kilcoo and Coalisland were dropped by the Public Prosecution Service in January 2007; Hugh Orde described the developments as "a setback". Ward trial Chris Ward, one of the two bank officials threatened by the gang during the robbery, was arrested in connection with the robbery on 29 November 2005 and the PSNI searched his home. Another bank employee, a 22-year-old woman who was not named, was also arrested on the same day. On 2 December, the police went in 25 Land Rovers to raid Casement Park, the Gaelic Athletic Association stadium and social club in west Belfast, because Ward worked there part-time. The GAA reported the matter to the Irish government, stating that it had not been warned about the raid. On 7 December at Belfast Magistrates' Court Ward was prosecuted for robbery and using a firearm. The prosecution case was based on his actions in the days preceding and during the raid, a suspicious work rota and discrepancies in his original statements to police. Ward denied the charge and claimed that the police were harassing him and his family in an attempt to frame him as the inside man on the job. Ward complained the police had held him longer than the gang had held his family hostage. Ward was remanded on bail and a date of September 2008 was set for the trial in a Diplock court. At trial for robbery and false imprisonment, the prosecution offered no evidence. Ward was acquitted of all charges and discharged by the judge. The prosecution accepted that the work rota change which underpinned their case had been "the result of a chance decision by management". Ward's defence lawyer claimed he had been the victim of a "Kafka-esque farce". Cunningham convictions In March 2009, Ted Cunningham was found guilty at Cork Circuit Court on ten charges of laundering over £3 million which came from the robbery. He was remanded in custody and later received a sentence of ten years' imprisonment. His son was also convicted of one charge of money laundering. Cunningham senior appealed