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Chilimbar Vasile of 13A Eagle Valley, Sarsfield Road, Wilton, Cork pleaded guilty to the count stating that on September 24, 2019, proceeds of criminal conduct namely the money was credited to an AIB account in another name, knowing or being reckless as to whether it was the proceeds of crime.
Garda Kelleher said the sum of money, in the AIB account in question, was €228,274.

The father-of-eleven who controlled an AIB bank account in another man’s name — when €228,000 passed through it over four years — had no explanation for this money except that he sold The Big Issue.

• https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41167507.html
  

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This report by the EBA which finds that money laundering and terrorist financing risks in payments institutions are not managed effectively refers to "New client typologies are also emerging, such as platforms and marketplaces, which, by creating additional layers, seem to increase the overall ML/TF risk level.".  The report is a good read for any bank or financial institution involved with payments and especially for Money Laundering Compliance Officers (in Ireland the equivalent being PCF-52 role holders).

Also interesting to read at page 16 of 28 that "The EBA found that not all supervisors are doing enough to manage ML/TF risks in the sector effectively.".

https://complireg.com/blogs--insights/eba-report-on-money-laundering-terrorist-financing-risks-associated-with-payment-institutions

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CCTV on accused's phone showed huge house in Romania where a large volume of notes and coins in multiple denominations were being counted on a kitchen table, court heard.

A 57-year-old man who used a wire hook to fish money out of church collection boxes was caught in a money-laundering investigation with live CCTV coverage from a huge house in Romania where a large volume of notes and coins in multiple denominations were being counted on a kitchen table.

The CCTV was on Chilimbar Vasile’s phone and it covered his own property in Romania where he also had three powerful cars, Detective Garda David Kelleher said at the sentencing hearing.
Describing the extensive scale of the Romanian property, it was established through Interpol enquiries there was no mortgage against the house, which is owned by the defendant.

In January 2021, Vasile was caught with an AIB bank card for an account in someone else’s name and in an examination of the account over the previous four years it was established that over €228,000 had passed through it.
He had no visible means of income and told investigating gardaí his money came from selling The Big Issue and begging.

The father of 11 children was in receipt of €455 a week in disability allowance and had also received a total of €164,000 in rent allowance over a number of years while living in Cork.

He was convicted previously of stealing from church collection boxes at locations that included Carrigtwohill, Cloyne and Dungarvan.
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He was faced sentencing on Thursday for money-laundering in Cork in respect of a sum of over a €250,000 in a bank account.

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A woman accused of possessing crime proceeds in bank accounts in Dublin and Donegal while using bogus identities has been remanded in custody.

Diana Maria Popovici, 34, currently of no fixed address but originally from Romania, was arrested at Dublin Airport on Friday evening.

The accused, who had a prior address at Timbermills, Kilmore Road, Artane, Dublin 5, was charged with 10 offences under the Theft and Fraud Act and money laundering laws.

She has six counts of possessing or transferring crime proceeds of unspecified amounts in credit balances in AIB, Bank of Ireland, and PTSB accounts in Letterkenny, Co Donegal, and AIB accounts in Blanchardstown and Raheny, in Dublin.
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She was also accused of using fake Spanish and Romanian driving licences and Italian ID cards as false instruments at various banks.

The offences allegedly occurred on various dates from October 2016 until March 2019.

www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/woman-held-on-proceeds-of-crime-and-fake-id-charges-1487397.html

A radio DJ is to be sentenced later this year after she admitted money-laundering €10,000 through her bank account.
Nikki Hayes (44), real name Eimear Black O’Keeffe, pleaded guilty to possessing the money as the proceeds of crime in a Permanent TSB bank account at an unknown location within the State on November 5th, 2020.
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The bank account was in the name of Eimear Black, with an address at The Way, Hunter’s Run, Dublin 15.
The former RTÉ 2FM and Classic Hits DJ was remanded on continuing bail at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on Thursday after Judge Orla Crowe directed that a probation report be prepared.

www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/courts/2023/06/08/nikki-hayes-to-be-sentenced-in-october-for-10000-money-laundering/

An Irish CEO is under investigation by Interpol and Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) for allegedly facilitating money laundering for the Kinahan cartel, writes Garreth MacNamee.

The firm, which offers wealth management advice to its super-rich clients, is suspected to be behind the transferring and laundering of over €1m worth of assets on behalf of the drug-trafficking organised crime gang.

While Interpol and the NCA are the chief investigators on the matter, An Garda Síochána is also liaising with these agencies as part of the inquiry.

One of the main aspects of the investigation is about a shell company allegedly set up by this wealth management firm.
Informed sources have said that the investigation is focusing heavily on the boss of the firm, who is from Ireland.
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​https://businessplus.ie/news/kinahan-cartel-irish-ceo/