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Romanian man opened bank accounts for criminal gang
Summary
Contantin Dirlescu, 31, of Dawson House, Patrick Street, Dublin 8, pleaded guilty in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to six counts of using false passports to open bank accounts and four counts of operating accounts for money laundering between January and July 2019. Garda Shane Fitzsimons explained that the accounts, opened with false Danish passports, were linked to Dirlescu's address and were used by a Romanian criminal organisation involved in money laundering and cyber fraud. Dirlescu said he was paid €1,300 for opening four accounts and €400 for each subsequent account, plus 5 % of withdrawals, and that he had been instructed by Romanian associates to open accounts for them. He had prior convictions for larceny in Spain (2015) and receiving stolen goods in Italy (2009). Judge Melanie Greally sentenced him to three‑and‑a‑half years' imprisonment, back‑dated to his first custody date, August 2 2019.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Romanian man opened bank accounts for criminal gang. Charges or matters: six counts of using false passports to open bank accounts and four counts of operating accounts for money laundering on dates between January 2019 and July 2019; larceny in Spain in 2015 and for receiving stolen goods in Italy in 2009. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- January 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- August 2, 2019 Other
- 2020-02-06 Publication
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: six counts of using false passports to open bank accounts and four counts of operating accounts for money laundering on dates between January 2019 and July 2019; larceny in Spain in 2015 and for receiving stolen goods in Italy in 2009 (Proven)
Plea: Guilty
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; She sentenced him to three and a half years imprisonment, which she backdated to the day he first went into custody, August 2, 2019.
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