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Money Mule who was 18 when he allowed account to be used avoids jail
Summary
Abraham Adeniyi, aged 22, received a nine‑month suspended sentence for acting as a money mule. He pleaded guilty in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to money‑laundering charges relating to an incident that occurred on 15 September 2021. The victim, who had no knowledge of the transaction, received a message that appeared to come from her bank, prompting her to click a link. The next day she was informed that €9,517 had been transferred from her account to Adeniyi's account. The bank later recalled the money and returned it to the victim. Garda Paul Kelly explained that the victim had no prior contact with Adeniyi and that the bank had been able to recover the full amount. During Garda interviews Adeniyi admitted that he had allowed his account to be used by a third party and that he had been used as a money mule. He was arrested after a court order was obtained for his bank account.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Money Mule who was 18 when he allowed account to be used avoids jail. Charges or matters: money laundering at an unknown location on September 15, 2021. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- September 15, 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2025-01-17 Publication
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Defendant
Charges: money laundering at an unknown location on September 15, 2021 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Counsel said Adeniyi is now employed and working two jobs and is in his third year of a four-year course. "This man, who was 18 at the time, made a bad judgement and allowed his bank account to be used," Judge Martin Nolan said in passing sentence today. Judge Nolan noted that Adeniyi "is doing very well now, adding: "I think it would be unjust to imprison him." Judge Nolan sentenced Adeniyi to nine months in prison but suspended it in full under the condition that he keep the peace and be of good behaviour for nine months.
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