Issue Date: 01/06/2021
Gardaí have arrested a juvenile in relation to possible ‘money mule’ offences in Co. Cork
As part of an ongoing investigation into possible money laundering, Gardaí in Fermoy arrested a juvenile for being a suspected ‘money mule’. It is alleged that the juvenile allowed their bank account be used for fraudulent means where an invoice re-direct fraud had occurred and over €12,000 was transferred to this youths account.
This youth was arrested on May 30, 2021 and was detained at a Garda in West Cork under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. They were later without charge and a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Details on money mules and advice from An Garda Síochána can be found at https://www.garda.ie/en/about-us/organised-serious-crime/garda-national-economic-crime-bureau/money-muling.html
