Suspect in €94m laundering probe is extradited from the US
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Sunday World
2 days ago
- Sunday World
Suspect in €94m laundering probe is extradited from the US
Garda's seven-year Operation Skein has led to more than 630 arrests The operation has involved gardaí, Interpol and US law enforcement. Stock image: Getty The extradition from the US of a 44-year-old man who was remanded in custody in Dublin on Monday is the latest development in the gardaí's long-running Operation Skein. The operation by the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) has led to gardaí identifying 1,400 potential suspects involved in the theft and laundering of €94m. Gardaí said more than 630 people had been arrested as part of this operation and more than half of these had been charged with gangland offences as well as money laundering. In the latest case, the defendant – who has previous addresses in Clondalkin and Mallow, Co Cork – left Ireland for the states of Texas and Georgia in the US before being arrested by police ahead of his extradition to Ireland. The joint operation involved gardaí, Interpol and US law enforcement. He left Ireland after a book of evidence was served on him at Blanchardstown District Court in December 2018. A bench warrant was issued for his arrest when he failed to appear at Dublin Circuit Court in July 2020 and an extradition warrant was later put in place, with investigations establishing he was living in the US. The defendant is charged with possessing €23,625, the proceeds of criminal conduct, and did not apply for bail at yesterday's brief court hearing in Dublin Circuit Court. The offence is alleged to have taken place at an unknown location within the Dublin Metropolitan District in March 2017 and allegedly concerns business email compromise fraud, known as BEC. According to the latest data obtained by the Irish Independent, out of the 1,400 suspects identified by Operation Skein, many used false identity documents to set up bank accounts. The majority of the suspects have been Irish and Nigerian nationals, but a significant number of Italian, British, Portuguese and Romanian nationals have also been identified. Of the 630 people arrested, 110 were arrested for organised-crime offences, with the rest being detained under money-laundering legislation. Around 70 of the suspects who have been arrested were juveniles and have been dealt with under the Garda Youth Diversion Programme and dealt with by special garda juvenile liaison officers (JLOs). To date, 24 of the suspects arrested for gangland-style offences have been charged before the courts and eight of these have pleaded guilty, with most receiving jail sentences. Dozens of money mules have mostly received suspended sentences after being convicted. Gardaí said in a statement that arrests had been made all over Ireland as part of the operation, which has been ongoing for seven years. There has been multiple extraditions from a wide variety of mostly EU countries as part of the investigation but the extradition of the 44-year-old is the first time a defendant has been brought back from the United States. Many international police forces have visited Ireland to study gardaí's pro-active approach to following the money trail and senior GNECB detectives have also travelled abroad to advise their counterparts. The operation has involved gardaí, Interpol and US law enforcement. Stock image: Getty News in 90 Seconds - Tuesday, July 29
Irish Independent
2 days ago
- Irish Independent
Suspect in €94m laundering probe is extradited from the US
The extradition from the US of a 44-year-old man who was remanded in custody in Dublin on Monday is the latest development in the gardaí's long-running Operation Skein.
Irish Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
Man extradited to Ireland from US under Interpol warrant arrested by Gardaí
A man who was extradited from the US on foot of an Interpol warrant was arrested by Gardaí on Monday. Officers attached to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau arrested the man, aged in his 40s, on foot of an extradition warrant under Operation Skein (Jackal) this morning, July 28. The man was extradited from the United States of America with the assistance of Interpol and US authorities and is currently being detained at a Garda Station in Dublin. He is expected to appear before Dublin Circuit Court, Court 5 later this morning. Interpol's Operation Jackal is referred to as Operation Skein in Ireland. Operation Skein is co-ordinated by the Garda Economic Crime Bureau and investigates international criminal organisations that commit fraud worldwide and launder the proceeds through networks of bank accounts in Ireland. The Criminal Courts of Justice, Dublin. (Image: Collins) Since 2020, Gardaí have identified 1,400 potential suspects involved in the theft and laundering of €94 million. To date, more than 630 people have been arrested as part of this operation. Over half of these have been charged with gangland offences as well as money laundering. These arrests were made all over Ireland and conducted by local Gardaí from almost every Garda district. Sign up to the Irish Mirror's Courts and Crime newsletter here and get breaking crime updates and news from the courts direct to your inbox.
