Ireland Louth resident jailed for recruiting money launderers
Innocent Aigbekaen, a 31-year-old man of Mary Street North, Dundalk, recruited people to let their bank accounts be used in a money laundering operation that moved about €331,000 in cash over 18 months, with the offences taking place between April 2016 and October 2017. He pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to two counts of money laundering involving €75,816 and €60,989. Judge Pauline Codd set a headline sentence of five years before mitigation. Reports published on 4 November 2024 differ on the sentence: one says he was jailed for a year, while the other gives a four-year prison term with the final three years suspended for three years on strict conditions.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
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- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced4 Nov
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Innocent Aigbekaen, aged 31, pleaded guilty to two counts of money laundering.
- The scheme ran over 18 months and laundered about €331,000 in cash.
- Where
- His address is given as Mary Street North, Dundalk, County Louth.
- When
- The money laundering offences took place between April 2016 and October 2017.
- Cause
- Aigbekaen recruited people to allow their bank accounts to be used to facilitate a money laundering operation.
- Charges
- The two counts involved €75,816 and €60,989.
- Investigation
- Detective Garda Jennifer Connolly gave evidence to prosecutor Diana Stuart BL about the scheme.
- In court
- The case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court before Judge Pauline Codd.
- The judge described Aigbekaen as a mule herder rather than the captain of the ship and set a headline sentence of five years before mitigation.
- Sentence
- A headline report says Aigbekaen was jailed for a year, while the court report gives a four-year prison sentence.
- The court report says the final three years of the sentence were suspended for three years on strict conditions.
- Other details
- A probation report said Aigbekaen showed limited remorse and limited insight.
- His counsel said he came to Ireland from Nigeria in 2014.
12 statements extracted from the articles
- whatInnocent Aigbekaen pleaded guilty to two counts of money laundering. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whatThe scheme ran over 18 months and laundered about €331,000 in cash. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whenThe money laundering offences took place between April 2016 and October 2017. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- causeAigbekaen recruited people to allow their bank accounts to be used to facilitate a money laundering operation. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationDetective Garda Jennifer Connolly gave evidence of the scheme. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- courtThe judge described Aigbekaen as a mule herder rather than the captain of the ship. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- courtThe judge set a headline sentence of five years before mitigation. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- sentenceJudge Pauline Codd imposed a four-year prison sentence. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- sentenceThe final three years of the sentence were suspended for three years on strict conditions. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- otherA probation report said Aigbekaen showed limited remorse and limited insight. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- otherAigbekaen's counsel said he came to Ireland from Nigeria in 2014. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- otherAigbekaen's address is given as Mary Street North, Dundalk. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 4 Nov2024Louth resident jailed for a year for recruiting money launderers
Sentencing report for a Dundalk man who recruited others to let their bank accounts be used in a money laundering scheme; the offending occurred between April 2016 and October 2017.
convicted, Innocent Aigbekaen, 31, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Innocent Aigbekaen