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Man to be sentenced over €350k fraud on university

Date
2019-01-11

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Tallaght

County
Dublin

Summary

A 24‑year‑old man, Gamiya Muftau, will be sentenced later for his role in a €350,000 fraud that stole money from Maynooth University. In summer 2015, university staff paid a contractor, Rhatigans, into a fraudulent account after a phone call from someone claiming to be from the firm. The university transferred €362,810 to the fake account, which was then moved through 15 transactions to several accounts, one belonging to Muftau. He pleaded guilty to possessing €18,100 as proceeds of crime at AIB, Capel Street, on 25 August 2015. Muftau was arrested in December 2016, gave false addresses, and later admitted he was squatting. He claimed he was unaware the money was stolen and had no access to it. He has seven prior convictions, mainly traffic offences. Judge Melanie Greally ordered a probation report and adjourned sentencing to 14 March.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Man to be sentenced over €350k fraud on university. Charges or matters: possessing €18,100 as the proceeds of crime at AIB, Capel Street, on August 25, 2015. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

August 25, 2015 Incident
December 2016 Incident
March 14 Adjournment
2019-01-11 Publication

Case subjects

Unnamed 24-year-old

Convicted Person

Charges: possessing €18,100 as the proceeds of crime at AIB, Capel Street, on August 25, 2015 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: A 24-year-old man will be sentenced later as part of an investigation into a major money-laundering operation during which over €350,000 was stolen from Maynooth University.; The judge ordered a probation report and adjourned sentencing until March 14 next.