Veteran criminal Martin ‘The Viper’ Foley has vanished from negotiations to find the whereabouts of a number of valuable masterpieces stolen from a Boston art gallery in a billion-dollar raid 30 years ago, according to a British detective. Expand Close Martin 'The Viper' Foley / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Martin 'The Viper' FoleyIt is believed that Foley guided Hill towards a potential deal with the surviving members of a gang he claims took the art. Foley then lodged an appeal with the Supreme Court who came back in favour of the CAB. ‘The Viper’ was hit with a tax bill of €218,000 for the years 1993-94 and 1999-2000. The Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court have ruled he had “no case” and dismissed his appeals.

Source: Irish Independent October 11, 2020 17:48 UTC