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Business graduate allowed bank account to be used by scammers

Date
2021-04-27

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Jackson Sije, a 31‑year‑old business graduate, received a fully suspended two‑year imprisonment sentence for money‑laundering after allowing his bank account to be used to move €21,538.30 stolen in a phishing scam. Sije claimed he was helping a fellow student receive money for tuition and living expenses, but evidence showed the funds were the proceeds of a scam uncovered by an Irish company. Gardaí found a laptop and a Nigerian passport in his rented accommodation, and Sije admitted to withdrawing the money in Dublin and transferring it to an account in Germany. He pleaded guilty to possession of the proceeds of criminal conduct. The court noted he could not repay the defrauded business and that his actions were reckless. The suspended sentence requires him to keep the peace and exhibit good behaviour for two years.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Business graduate allowed bank account to be used by scammers. Charges or matters: possession of the proceeds of criminal conduct at a location in Dublin on June 25, 2019. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

June 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
June 25, 2019 Incident
2021-04-27 Publication

Case subjects

Jackson Sije

Defendant

Charges: possession of the proceeds of criminal conduct at a location in Dublin on June 25, 2019 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Judge Codd sentenced Sije to two years imprisonment, but suspended the sentence in its entirety on condition that he keep the peace and be of good behaviour for two years.