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Accountancy student fined for acting as money mule in €31k fraud
Summary
A 17‑year‑old, Ogaga Ogheneyoma, was fined €500 and ordered to be of good behaviour in lieu of a 12‑month sentence for allowing his AIB bank account to hold €31,842 of laundered money in an invoice redirect fraud. He pleaded guilty on the day of his trial at Dublin Circuit Court on 19 November 2018. Ogheneyoma, now 22, is a fourth‑year accounting and finance student at TU Dublin, lives with his parents in Lucan, and has worked part‑time throughout college. The court noted he had no previous convictions, no evidence of involvement in the fraud, and had a pro‑social life since the offence. Judge Orla Crowe invoked Section 100 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006, imposed the fine, and deferred the sentence, ordering him to pay the fine before a mention in May 2024, after which he will be discharged.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Accountancy student fined for acting as money mule in €31k fraud. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- November 19, 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- May 9 Other
- May 16 Other
- 2023-11-16 Publication
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Defendant
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: A then-teenager who allowed his bank account to be used to hold over €31,000 in laundered money has been fined €500 and ordered to be of good behaviour, in lieu of a 12-month sentence. At a hearing today, Judge Orla Crowe invoked Section 100 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006, whereby a fine is imposed and sentence is deferred.
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