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High ranking West African gang member jailed for role in €800k money laundering operation
Summary
A high‑ranking member of a West African organised crime gang, Junior Boboye, aged 28, was sentenced to six years in prison, with the final year suspended, for his role in an €800,000 money‑laundering and fraud operation. The operation involved the theft of €792,000 from eight businesses through invoice‑redirect fraud, of which €319,000 was recovered. Boboye pleaded guilty to multiple offences for the benefit of a criminal organisation between August 2017 and May 2018, and to 13 counts of money laundering and using false instruments. He was described by the judge as an active lieutenant and recruiting sergeant within the gang. The case also involved other defendants: Emmanuel Olanyian, who received a four‑year sentence with the final year suspended; Taiwo Ajike, who received a suspended one‑year sentence; and Onyebuchi Aduba, who was dealt with under the Probation Act and will not receive a conviction.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: High ranking West African gang member jailed for role in €800k money laundering operation. Charges or matters: committing multiple offences for the benefit of a criminal organisation on dates between August 2017 and May 2018 – a crime that carries a maximum sentence of 15 years; 13 counts relating to money laundering and using false instruments during the same period; 19 counts involving money laundering, using false instruments, deception and forgery; forging documents and deceiving Dublin County Council by posing as a landlord in order to receive HAP payments over a 10-month period in 2018; one count of possessing the proceeds of criminal conduct within the State on dates in February 2018. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- February 2018 Incident
- August 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- May 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2022-12-20 Publication
Why: Separate from his money laundering activities, Olanyian also pleaded guilty to forging documents and deceiving Dublin County Council by posing as a landlord in order to receive HAP payments over a 10-month period in 2018. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: 19 counts involving money laundering, using false instruments, deception and forgery; forging documents and deceiving Dublin County Council by posing as a landlord in order to receive HAP payments over a 10-month period in 2018; one count of possessing the proceeds of criminal conduct within the State on dates in February 2018 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Codd handed down a four-year sentence to Olanyian but suspended the final year, noting his guilty pleas, remorse, his pro-social family background and his educational achievements.; She adjourned the matter for six months to finalise it then.
Defendant
Charges: committing multiple offences for the benefit of a criminal organisation on dates between August 2017 and May 2018 – a crime that carries a maximum sentence of 15 years; 13 counts relating to money laundering and using false instruments during the same period; 19 counts involving money laundering, using false instruments, deception and forgery; forging documents and deceiving Dublin County Council by posing as a landlord in order to receive HAP payments over a 10-month period in 2018; one count of possessing the proceeds of criminal conduct within the State on dates in February 2018 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Taking into account a number of mitigating factors, including Boboye's guilty pleas, remorse and good work history, the judge handed down a sentence of six years with the final year suspended.; She adjourned the matter for six months to finalise it then.
Defendant
Charges: one count of possessing the proceeds of criminal conduct within the State on dates in February 2018 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Ajike was given a suspended sentence while Aduba was dealt with under the Probation Act, which means he won't get a conviction.; She adjourned the matter for six months to finalise it then.
Defendant
Charges: one count of possessing the proceeds of criminal conduct within the State on dates in February 2018 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Ajike was given a suspended sentence while Aduba was dealt with under the Probation Act, which means he won't get a conviction.; She adjourned the matter for six months to finalise it then.
Convicted Person
Charges: committing multiple offences for the benefit of a criminal organisation on dates between August 2017 and May 2018 – a crime that carries a maximum sentence of 15 years; 13 counts relating to money laundering and using false instruments during the same period; 19 counts involving money laundering, using false instruments, deception and forgery; forging documents and deceiving Dublin County Council by posing as a landlord in order to receive HAP payments over a 10-month period in 2018; one count of possessing the proceeds of criminal conduct within the State on dates in February 2018 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: West African organised crime gang has been jailed for five years for his role in an €800,000 money laundering and fraud operation.; She adjourned the matter for six months to finalise it then.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Castle Park
- Ashbourne
- Liffey Terrace
- Lucan
- Dublin
- Mountmellick
- Rochfort Crescent
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