About this episode

The episode discusses the sentencing of Sean McGovern and the implications of encrypted messages revealing the inner workings of the Kinahan cartel.

Sean McGovern, long regarded as Daniel Kinahan’s second‑in‑command, faces sentencing at the Special Criminal Court. This week’s court proceedings have exposed the brutal reality of life inside the Kinahan organisation since the 2016 Regency Hotel shooting, with encrypted messaging revealing chilling details about the cartel’s modus operandi. So, what do we now know about the activities and the downfall of one of the Kinahan gang’s most senior lieutenants? And what does his fall mean for others still at the very top of the cartel? Host: Tessa Fleming. Guest: Robin Schiller See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Tessa Fleming

Guest: Robin Schiller

Topics covered

• Kinahan cartel
• criminal organization
• court proceedings
• encrypted messaging
• gang downfall

Keywords

• Sean McGovern
• Daniel Kinahan
• Kinahan cartel
• court proceedings
• encrypted messaging
• Regency Hotel shooting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kinahan organisation, Special Criminal Court

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