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Short term gain for money mules leads to 'very long term consequences', judge warns
Summary
Peredigha Amasuomo (21), of Griffth Halls of Residence, Griffth College, Dublin 8, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to three counts of money laundering at unknown locations within the state, two occurring on November 14, 2019, and the third on November 21, 2019. The charges were admitted, and Amasuomo entered a plea of guilty. Judge Melanie Greally sentenced Amasuomo to four months imprisonment, but suspended the sentence in its entirety on strict conditions. The court heard that three fraudulent payments were transferred from a bank in Puerto Rico into Amasuomo's bank account, with the total value of the funds transferred into the account being just over €6,000. Amasuomo claimed he had lost his ATM card, suggesting it was stolen and that his PIN code had been scraped onto it. The matter was adjourned for the purpose of considering the suspended sentence. Griffth Halls was also named as a defendant in the case, but no sentence was imposed at this procedural stage.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Short term gain for money mules leads to 'very long term consequences', judge warns. Charges or matters: three counts of money laundering at unknown locations within the state, two occurring on November 14, 2019, and the third on November 21, 2019. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- November 14, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 21, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2021-07-23 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: three counts of money laundering at unknown locations within the state, two occurring on November 14, 2019, and the third on November 21, 2019 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Defendant
Charges: three counts of money laundering at unknown locations within the state, two occurring on November 14, 2019, and the third on November 21, 2019 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Greally sentenced Amasuomo to four months imprisonment, but suspended the sentence in its entirety on strict conditions.
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