Gardaí arrest suspected money mule recruiter being used to help carry out fraud
Money mules are people who allow their bank accounts to be used to facilitate money laundering. By Garreth MacNamee Tuesday 25 May 2021, 12:38 PM 2 hours ago 9,395 Views 0 Comments
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Image: Leah Farrell
GARDAÍ HAVE ARRESTED a man in his late 20s as part of an ongoing investigation into international invoice redirection fraud.
The man was arrested in west Dublin yesterday and is suspected to be involved in the recruitment of money mules. Money mules are people who allow their bank accounts to be used to facilitate money laundering.
Gardaí found that €430,000 had been transferred in fraudulent transactions. By Orla Dwyer Wednesday 10 Feb 2021, 9:53 AM Feb 9th 2021, 8:38 PM 39,479 Views 0 Comments
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Updated Feb 10th 2021, 9:53 AM
A MAN HAS been charged in connection with an ongoing investigation into international invoice redirection frauds.
The man, aged in his late 20s, was arrested by gardaí yesterday and has since been charged.
He is due to appear before Criminal Courts of Justice at 10.30am today.
The man was arrested during a garda operation in the west Dublin area yesterday morning.
During the course of this ongoing investigation, gardaí established that funds amounting to €430,000 were transferred in fraudulent transactions from companies in Ireland, Spain, Belgium and the UK.