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Fraudster wanted in Sweden after going on the run from €4.7m income tax offences

Summary

An Irish man, John O'Connor, 40, from Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary, was jailed in Sweden for a €4.7 million income‑tax fraud. He and three brothers—Edward (27), Mark (30) and James (28)—were convicted of tax and VAT fraud, money laundering and three counts of gross accounting offences in Stockholm in March last year. Each brother received a sentence of three years and eight months, upheld by the Swedish Court of Appeal in July 2021. O'Connor absconded to Ireland in July 2022 while on temporary release, having served 647 days of his sentence. He was arrested under a Schengen Information Service notice on 3 September 2022. The High Court heard that he had failed to pay over €64 000 in VAT invoices and that the fraud involved disguising substantial money in company accounts and sending incorrect invoices to customers.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Fraudster wanted in Sweden after going on the run from €4.7m income tax offences. Charges or matters: three accounting offences, 10 VAT and tax offences and one count of money-laundering. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Convicted

When:

• July 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
• July 2022 Incident
• September 3, 2022 Incident
• January 20, 2023 Adjournment
• 2019 and 2020 Other
• 2022-11-23 Publication

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Topics

Fraud Stage Appeal

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