Synopsis
He was Ireland's richest man, but his fortune is gone and he is accused of hiding hundreds of millions from the Irish state. In a special investigation, Jim Fitzpatrick reports on the global hunt for Sean Quinn.
- Programme: Spotlight
- Episode: Sean Quinn's Missing Millions
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2012
- Journalism
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