A Meath father-of-three who submitted false documents in a mortgage application for a family home has been jailed for one year.
Dean Masterson (34) submitted the false documents in an attempt to get a loan of €220,000 so he could purchase somewhere to live for himself and his family.
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that personnel at the bank became suspicious of the documents and no money was ever paid out.
Masterson of Stonebridge, Ratoath, Co Meath, pleaded guilty to deception and five counts of using a false instrument at KBC Bank, Sandwith Street, Dublin city centre on October 20, 2016.
During the loan application he submitted a false salary certificate, a false payslip, a false P60 and two false bank statements.
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Two members of a Romanian organised crime gang, which is involved in multi-million euro cyber crime in Europe and the US, have been jailed today for credit card fraud.
Daniel Almajanu, 35, made fake cards using a card reader/writer machine, while Albert Gimy Linul, 29, who was caught with him, was visiting shops in Dublin buying things with the fake cards.
The Garda National Economic Crime Bureau described the convictions as significant as Almajanu was a target for law enforcement in Europe and the US.
Over €30bn was lost worldwide last year through cyber-enabled fraud, €20m of that in Ireland.
Gardai have welcomed the jailing today of a major international fraud kingpin who could potentially have made up to €5 m from the cloning of stolen credit cards.
Daniel Almajanu (35) and his sidekick Albert Gimy Linul (29) were jailed for four years and four months and three years respectively at Dublin Circuit Court today.
They were caught after a special investigation by the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB).
A senior source had told Independent.ie that a laptop which seized by fraud squad detectives as part of the investigation contained the details of up to 1000 credit cards.
“Each card has potential to make around €3,000 to €5,000 especially in USA where there is no chip and pin facility. Not all the cards would have worked and some would be accepted but there was the potential for this gang to make between €3m and €5m,” the source explained.
A father-of-seven who told gardaí he thought he was attending a job interview but ended up taking part in a violent forced eviction has been jailed for three years.
Desmond McGrath (50) was part of a gang of seven men, including convicted murderer Declan Duffy and INLA kidnapper Dessie O Hare, also known as “The Border Fox”, who falsely imprisoned and tried to evict a family from their home.
McGrath also took part in the assault of a security guard who became involved in the incident, punching and kicking the man.
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that five of the men involved, including O Hare and Duffy, were convicted in the Special Criminal Court in 2019. The court heard that O Hare and Duffy were “the ringleaders” of the events.
Man accused of possessing child pornography seeks to stop trial
It is alleged Daryle Singh was in possession of almost 300 images on two computer hard drives and in print form By Aodhan O Faolain Tuesday 2 Feb 2021, 6:42 PM Feb 2nd 2021, 6:42 PM 41,552 Views 0 Comments
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A DUBLIN MAN charged with possession of hundreds of images of child pornography has brought a High Court action aimed at halting his prosecution.
The action has been brought by Daryle Singh who is charged with three offences under the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act who claims the lengthy delays in the investigation process make it unfair to place him on trial.