The businessman had operated King Kong Media – a company which provided an illegal TV streaming service by charging customers for codes to access pay TV channels like Sky Sports and BT Sports
The operator of an illegal “dodgy box” TV streaming service has been given a 16-month prison sentence for the possession of over €900,000 in criminal proceeds from the business.
READ MORE - Former swimming coach Derry O’Rourke jailed for 10 years for rape and sexual assault of young teen However, the judge suspended the final two years for a period of 30 months on a number of conditions including that Donovan does not engage in any activity involving illegal TV streaming on his release from prison.
At a sitting of Naas Circuit Criminal Court on Wednesday, Judge Baxter noted that the victims also included customers of Donovan’s illegal business whose number had increased from 2,500 to 5,000 over the course of his offending. She said Donovan was easily identifiable as the person controlling the business and who operated the content on King Kong Media’s website to create the impression that it was “a lawful and legal operation.”The court heard Donovan’s bail was revoked after it emerged that the business was still operating after the prosecution against him on the first charge had been initiated and after he had given an undertaking last January to close down the service.
The court heard that Donovan, who now operates a car valeting business with his son, had an extensive history of working in the IT sector and subsequently as a self-employed businessman.
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