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Brazilian man who used network of rural properties as brothels was caught with €788k and child abuse material
Summary
A Brazilian man has pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to operating a network of brothels across rural Ireland using falsified documents and landlord deception. Ilamar Rodrigues Ribeiro, aged 54, rented ten properties under a false Italian identity, with two located in Roscommon Town and others in Longford, Cavan, Leitrim, Carlow, Wexford and Kildare between 2018 and 2023. When arrested at Dublin Airport in November 2023, gardaí from the Human Trafficking and Co-ordination Unit recovered approximately €788,000 in proceeds of crime across multiple bank accounts. He also pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material on his phone comprising nine images and sixteen videos. Ribeiro entered guilty pleas to nineteen sample counts including fraud, inducing landlords to rent properties under false pretences, and possession of criminal proceeds. The investigation began following trafficking allegations from two women who identified properties being misused as brothels. Ribeiro has remained in custody since his arrest. Sentencing proceedings are scheduled for 21 March.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Brazilian man who used network of rural properties as brothels was caught with €788k and child abuse material. Charges or matters: 19 sample counts, including using false instruments, inducing landlords to rent properties to him and possession of the proceeds of crime; the possession of child sexual abuse material, known in law as child pornography, on his phone when he was arrested at Dublin Airport on November 16, 2023. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- November 16, 2023 Incident
- November 2023 Incident
- March 21 Adjournment
- 2010 to 2023 Incident
- 2018 and 2023 Other
- 2021 and 2023 Incident
- 2025-03-14 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: 19 sample counts, including using false instruments, inducing landlords to rent properties to him and possession of the proceeds of crime; the possession of child sexual abuse material, known in law as child pornography, on his phone when he was arrested at Dublin Airport on November 16, 2023 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: The case was adjourned to March 21, when a plea of mitigation is expected to be heard.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
Topics
Fraud Stage Hearing Or Decision
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