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Woman avoids jail for facilitating partner as part of €1m fraud
Summary
Olivia O Mahony, 22, of Boyerstown, Navan, received an 18‑month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to possessing property known to be the proceeds of criminal conduct. She had allowed her then‑partner to transfer €15,000 into her Bank of Ireland account, from which she withdrew about €13,000 in cash within two hours before the account was frozen. The money was part of a €1 million fraud that involved a fraudulent email sent to a Danish company, which transferred the VAT refund to an Irish Rabo Direct account. O Mahony claimed she had no knowledge that the transfer was illegal and said she handed the cash to her boyfriend. The court noted she had been manipulated and had not profited from the crime, leading to the suspended sentence.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Woman avoids jail for facilitating partner as part of €1m fraud. Charges or matters: being in the possession of property knowing that it was the proceeds of criminal conduct on May 17, 2016. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- May 17, 2016 Incident
- May 2016 Other
- 2019-10-15 Publication
Why: Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that O Mahony's then partner drove her to Dublin city centre and Dublin Airport in order to buy the various currencies and she claimed in interview that she handed all the cash over to him. Court evidence reported by CNI
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Defendant
Charges: being in the possession of property knowing that it was the proceeds of criminal conduct on May 17, 2016 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: A young Meath woman who allowed her bank account to be used to facilitate a €1million fraud has been given an 18-month suspended sentence. He said she had "not profited from the crime" before he suspended an 18 month prison sentence in full.
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