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Case No. 29843Fraud (invoice redirect / BEC fraud) · Co. Dublin · 1 Oct 2021

25-year-old woman arrested in Dublin over €18 million invoice redirect fraud

A 25-year-old woman was arrested in Dublin on 1 October 2021 by the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau as part of Operation SKEIN, an investigation into an international criminal organisation running an invoice redirect and BEC fraud scheme. The group is estimated to have stolen over €18 million worldwide, with over €4 million laundered through bank accounts in Ireland. She was arrested for offences contrary to Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 for allegedly helping an organised crime group. She is detained at Ronanstown Garda Station under anti-crime gang legislation and can be held for up to seven days.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested1 Oct
    3 reports
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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What happened
  • A 25-year-old woman was arrested by the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau as part of Operation SKEIN.
  • The criminal organisation is estimated to have stolen over €18 million worldwide in invoice redirect and BEC frauds.
  • Over €4 million was laundered through bank accounts in Ireland.
Where
She is detained at Ronanstown Garda Station in Dublin.
When
The arrest took place on 1 October 2021.
Investigation
Operation SKEIN investigates international BEC and invoice redirect fraud committed from Ireland and the laundering of proceeds through Irish accounts.
Charges
She was arrested for offences contrary to Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 for allegedly helping an organised crime group.
Other details
She can be detained for up to seven days under anti-crime gang legislation.
22 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA 25-year-old woman was arrested by the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (garda.ie)
  • whatA 25-year-old woman was arrested in Dublin by gardai attached to the Economic Crime Bureau. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe criminal organisation is being investigated for running an invoice redirect fraud scheme that has stolen over €18 million across the globe. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatOver €4,000,000 has been laundered through bank accounts in Ireland. (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatA 25-year-old woman was arrested as part of a garda probe into an international gang of alleged fraud scammers based in Ireland (thejournal.ie)
  • whatThe criminal organisation is estimated to have stolen over €18 million worldwide in invoice redirect frauds and BEC frauds (thejournal.ie)
  • whatInvoice redirect fraud is carried out by criminals who trick businesses into sending money as part of false payments (thejournal.ie)
  • whereShe is detained at Ronanstown Garda Station (garda.ie)
  • whereThe woman is detained at Ronanstown Garda Station in Dublin (thejournal.ie)
  • whenThe arrest took place on 1 October 2021 (garda.ie)
  • investigationThe arrest was part of Operation SKEIN (garda.ie)
  • investigationOperation SKEIN investigates international BEC and invoice redirect fraud committed from Ireland (garda.ie)
  • investigationThe proceeds are laundered through bank accounts in Ireland (garda.ie)
  • investigationShe is detained at Ronanstown Garda Station under anti-crime gang legislation and can be held for up to seven days. (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationOperation SKEIN is an investigation into international BEC/Invoice re-direct fraud being committed from Ireland and the laundering of proceeds through accounts in Ireland. (dublinlive.ie, thejournal.ie)
  • investigationShe was arrested by detectives from the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (thejournal.ie)
  • chargeShe was arrested for offences contrary to Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2006 (garda.ie)
  • chargeShe was arrested for allegedly helping an organised crime group (thejournal.ie)
  • otherShe can be detained for up to seven days (garda.ie)
  • otherThe criminal organisation is estimated to have stolen over €18 million worldwide in invoice redirect and BEC frauds (garda.ie)
  • otherThe vast majority of the stolen money was laundered through bank accounts in Ireland (garda.ie, thejournal.ie)
  • otherShe can be held for a maximum of seven days under anti-crime gang legislation (thejournal.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 1 Oct2021
    Arrestedthejournal.ie, its first report
    Gardaí arrest woman as part of probe into international fraud gang

    Reports the arrest of a 25-year-old woman under anti-crime gang legislation as part of Operation SKEIN, an investigation into international invoice redirect fraud committed from Ireland.

    suspect, 25, female
  2. 1 Oct2021
    Arresteddublinlive.ie, its first report
    Dublin raids see young woman arrested as part of Operation SKEIN

    Reports the arrest of a 25-year-old woman in Dublin under anti-crime gang legislation as part of Operation SKEIN, an international BEC/invoice redirect fraud investigation.

    suspect, 25, female
  3. 1 Oct2021
    Arrestedgarda.ie, first report
    Arrest: GNECB Operation Skein Dublin 15, 1st October, 2021 .

    Official Garda press release confirming the arrest, the specific charge (Section 72, Criminal Justice Act, 2006), detention at Ronanstown Garda Station, and details of Operation SKEIN including the estimated €18 million stolen worldwide.

    suspect, 25, female