2016-07-12
Nigerian who handled stolen money from Mexican account pleads with judge
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Mr Le Vert said Okunade, who is originally from Nigeria but has lived in Ireland for 15 years, had no previous criminal convictions and only got €5000 from the crime. "This is entirely out of character for him," Mr Le Vert said. "He is terrified at the prospect that may await him." Judge Greally said it was not an opportunistic crime. "Due to a weakness in the credit union system of not demanding a chip and pin, the accused managed to exploit this deficiency and make significant transfers," she said. "This was a well-planned and systematic exploitation of a glitch and deficiency in the credit