A man in his 30s and woman in her late 20s were arrested today Friday 24th January 2020, following investigations by Gardaí from the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau into Invoice Redirection Fraud.
Both individuals are due to appear before a special sitting of Clonmel District Court this evening, charged in relation to Theft & Fraud Offences and Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing Offences.
Detective Chief Superintendent Pat Lordan will be in attendance at a Fraud and Cyber Crime Prevention Seminar which will be held at Clonmel Park Hotel on Tuesday 25th February 2020 commencing at 10am.
Previous press release issued on this case refers:
As part of an ongoing investigation by Gardaí from the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau into Invoice Redirection Fraud a number of searches were carried out in Tipperary and Dublin this morning the 28th February 2018.
This investigation relates to a series of Invoice Redirecting Frauds amounting to sums in excess of €750,000 affecting a number of organisations in this jurisdiction.
The GNECB assisted by the Cyber Crime Unit and Gardaí from Tipperary and Blanchardstown carried out four searches (three in Tipperary and one in Dublin) and have arrested five people, 3 males and 2 females ranging in age from their 20’s to 60’s in connection with this investigation into organised criminal activity.
They are being detained at Clonmel, Cahir and Tallaght Garda stations under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 as amended.
