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Extradition and Arrest of Man GNECB Investigation Operation Skein. 28th December, 2022.

Issue Date: 28/12/2022

Gardaí have charged a male, aged in his late 40s, following extradition from the UK on foot of a Trade and Co-Operation Agreement Warrant (TCA) this evening, Wednesday 28th December 2022.

The male has been charged in relation to an investigation conducted by the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB), under Operation Skein, into the laundering of the proceeds of Business Email Compromise (BEC) fraud on dates between October 2017 and November 2017.

The man has been taken to Ballymun Garda Station and is expected to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice tomorrow morning, Thursday 29th December 2022.

Note: Operation Skein is an ongoing investigation into international Business Email Compromise (BEC) fraud being committed from Ireland, and the laundering of the proceeds through accounts in this jurisdiction.