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Suspended sentence for part in $950k phishing fraud

Summary

Olusegun Olusanya, aged 24, was sentenced by the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to an 18‑month suspended sentence for his role in a €10,000 transfer that was part of a larger $950,000 phishing fraud. He was 19 when he allowed his bank account to be used by others to receive €10,000, which he then withdrew in six transactions and handed to two individuals. Olusanya pleaded guilty to converting, transferring, handling, acquiring or possessing the €10,000, which was the proceeds of crime. He admitted he was not the organiser of the fraud and that he had been asked by someone staying with him to use his account. The judge noted he had no prior convictions and that he had been offered money, but he had not profited greatly. The court imposed an 18‑month suspended sentence as his first and last chance.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Suspended sentence for part in $950k phishing fraud. Charges or matters: converting, transferring, handling, acquiring or possessing the €10,000 which was the proceeds of crime at a location within Dublin on February 17, 2016. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• February 17, 2016 Incident
• 2020-11-02 Publication

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Fraud Stage Sentence

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