03/11/2017

Theft: Oyindamola Ojo Fraudulently opened 7 credit union accounts to withdraw money



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Accused opened 7 credit union accounts to withdraw money lodged from UK using ‘compromised’ cards Oyindamola Ojo (37), of Brega Hamlet Lane, Balbriggan, Dublin, pictured leaving Dublin Circuit Criminal Court where she received a three year suspended sentence.  Photograph: Collins Courts.

A mother-of-six has received a three year suspended sentence for her role in a complex money laundering operation involving her home country of NigeriaIreland and the UK.

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard Oyindamola Ojo (37) opened seven credit union accounts in three Irish counties to withdraw money lodged from the UK using “compromised” debit and credit cards.
Ojo claimed an ex-partner got her involved in the operation and that she had acted out of fear for the safety of her three Nigeria-based children.
Ojo, of Brega Hamlet LaneBalbriggan, Dublin, pleaded guilty to stealing €1,800 from St Mary’s Credit UnionNavan, Co Meath; theft of €2,500 from Palmerstown Credit Union in Dublin and attempting to steal €4,800 from Dunboyne Credit Union, Co Meath on dates between December 11th, 2014 and January 9th, 2015.
She also pleaded guilty to using false Electric Ireland bills at Dunboyne Credit Union, Nolan’s Credit Union in Trim, Co Meath and Waterford Credit Union on dates between December 2nd, 2014 and January 15th, 2015.
She also pleaded guilty to dishonestly inducing another to replace one iPhone 6 Plus with a similar model at Carphone Warehouse, Millfield Shopping Centre, Balbriggan between January 24th and 28th, 2015.
She has no previous convictions.
Detective Garda Deirdre Heaney said that Ojo used false Electric Ireland bills that were good forgeries to open some of the credit union accounts.
She told Ronan Kennedy BL, prosecuting, that Ojo managed to withdraw cash using “compromised” UK bank cards from two of these accounts days after opening them.
Gardaí from the Money Laundering Investigation Unit started their investigation into the matter after receiving information about west African people targeting credit unions.
Det Garda Heaney said the parties involved would lodge money into the credit union accounts through direct debit to bypass the chip and PIN information requirement on the UK bank cards.

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