Gardaí have identified 126 members of one of the largest ever organised crime groups working in the Republic which has laundered at least €4.7 million from its crimes in the State. One gang member on Tuesday was handed down a 3½ year sentence for his role in the organised frauds in which the gang specialises. The money paid by the victims went into bank accounts set up using fake identifications and other forged documents. To date, the Garda has uncovered accounts in the Republic opened since 2017 by 71 different gang members using 189 false identifications and into which €4.7 million has been paid and withdrawn in cash by the gang members. The gang is also under investigation by police forces from the UK, Finland, Poland, Holland, Germany, Sweden, Spain, Croatia and Portugal.

Source: The Irish Times June 24, 2020 02:26 UTC