Saturday 31 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Case No. 21428Business email compromise fraud

Man in his 20s charged over business email compromise fraud under Operation Skein

A man in his 20s was arrested and charged over business email compromise fraud as part of Operation Skein, an investigation by Gardaí attached to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB). The sources do not give his name, nationality, the incident date or the incident location. On Thursday 20 April 2023 he was charged with offences contrary to Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2006, and appeared before the Criminal Courts of Justice at 10.30am that morning. No later development is reported.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court20 Apr
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
The case concerns business email compromise fraud.
Investigation
Gardaí attached to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) arrested and charged the man as part of Operation Skein.
Other details
The suspect is a man in his 20s, and his name is not given in the sources.
When
  • The man was arrested and charged on Thursday 20 April 2023.
  • The incident date is not given in the sources.
Where
The incident location is not given in the sources.
Charges
The man was charged with offences contrary to Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2006.
In court
The man appeared before the Criminal Courts of Justice on 20 April 2023 at 10.30am.
Sentence
No sentence is reported in the sources.
4 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe case concerns business email compromise fraud. (garda.ie)
  • investigationGardaí attached to the GNECB arrested and charged a man in his 20s as part of Operation Skein. (garda.ie)
  • chargeThe man was charged with offences contrary to Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2006. (garda.ie)
  • courtThe man appeared before the Criminal Courts of Justice on 20 April 2023 at 10.30am. (garda.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 20 Apr2023
    In courtgarda.ie, first report
    Court Appearance: GNECB Operation Skein Business Email Compromise Fraud, 20th April 2023

    Garda press release on a court appearance; no name, incident location or incident date is given, and it does not match any existing case.

    accused, 20s, male