Calin Scintei jailed for laundering over €750,000

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Calin Scintei was jailed for four-and-a-half years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 10 May 2021 for laundering over €750,000 through 27 bank accounts and five fake companies. Judge Martin Nolan imposed the sentence.

The report said Scintei used false Irish, UK and Romanian identity documents to establish accounts. He claimed he was pressured by a Romanian organised crime gang, while his defence said gambling debt led him into the scheme and that he received only small payments. Judge Nolan accepted he received a modest reward and was not a master criminal, but described him as a busy criminal who used intelligence, charm and guile to advance his criminal behaviour.

The proceedings were reported on 10 May 2021.