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Jail for Nigerian man caught with Fáilte Ireland fraud cash

Summary

Marcellus Ebhodaghe, 33, was sentenced by Judge Elma Sheahan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to two years' imprisonment for possession of the proceeds of criminal conduct. The sentence was back‑dated to the date of the offence, 19 December 2018, and the final 12 months were suspended on strict conditions. Ebhodaghe was found in possession of €3,000 in €50 notes and three payment cards that did not bear his name. Garda Joseph Robinson described how he observed Ebhodaghe withdrawing large sums from an ATM, then moving to another machine, and how he was stopped by Garda colleagues. The money had been transferred into two bank accounts from Fáilte Ireland and a Luxembourg company on the direction of fraudulent emails purporting to be from the CEOs of both organisations. Ebhodaghe had no prior convictions and was living in the United Kingdom for nine years before the offence. Marcellus Ebhodaghe pleaded guilty.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Jail for Nigerian man caught with Fáilte Ireland fraud cash. Charges or matters: possession of the proceeds of criminal conduct at The Diamond, Malahide, Dublin, on December 19, 2018. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• December 19, 2018 Incident
• 2019-05-31 Publication

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Fraud Stage Sentence

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