Kinahan cartel money man Johnny Morrissey has had to swap these millionaire mansions and meet and greets with celebs for a tiny Spanish jail cell.
Well-placed sources said yesterday the couple had been renting the villa out to holidaymakers for up to €6,000-a-week while they “laid low” elsewhere after US authorities publicly named Morrissey as a key member of the Kinahan cartel. But stacks of cash have clearly gone into modernising the property, which has had new windows fitted and improvements made to the massive roof terrace offering unhindered sea views.
Despite Morrissey’s reputation, celebrities lined up to be pictured alongside him at glamorous Costa parties where he turned on the charm as ambassador for Nero Vodka. Spanish police called it a “front company” after arresting Morrissey and his wife, insisting there was no way it could be financing the couple’s luxury lifestyle.