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Case No. 6901Money laundering · Co. Dublin · 6 Dec 2022

Man jailed for 18 months over €420,000 cash money laundering at Dublin Port

Roman German, 41, with an address in Lithuania, was caught by a customs officer at Dublin Port on 6 December 2022 carrying a bag containing €420,405 in cash. He had flown into the country on 5 December 2022 and collected the money from a security deposit box facility in Dublin 4. He pleaded guilty to money laundering at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, and the judge accepted he is at low risk of re-offending. In December 2023 he was sentenced to 18 months in jail, backdated to when he first went into custody in December 2022.

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  2. Arrestednot reported
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  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced19 Dec
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
The bag contained €420,405 in cash.
Where
  • The cash was found in a bag at Dublin Port.
  • He collected the cash from a security deposit box facility in Dublin 4.
When
He flew into the country on 5 December 2022, and the cash was found on 6 December 2022.
Investigation
  • A sniffer dog alerted to the cash in his bag.
  • He made few admissions to gardaí when arrested and interviewed.
  • Gardaí could not establish who put the money in the deposit box.
Charges
He pleaded guilty to money laundering at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
In court
The judge accepted he is at low risk of re-offending.
Sentence
He was sentenced to 18 months in jail, backdated to when he first went into custody in December 2022.
Other details
  • The defence said he was a courier and not the owner or beneficiary of the money.
  • He was to be paid €200 for picking up the cash.
  • He has no previous convictions in Ireland or Lithuania.
  • The suspect is Roman German, aged 41, with an address in Lithuania.
15 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe bag contained €420,405 in cash. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe cash was found in a bag at Dublin Port. (irishtimes.com)
  • whereThe man collected the cash from a security deposit box facility in Dublin 4. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe cash was found on 6 December 2022. (irishtimes.com)
  • whenThe man flew into the country on 5 December 2022. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationA sniffer dog alerted to the cash in his bag. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationThe man made few admissions to gardaí when arrested and interviewed. (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationGardaí could not establish who put the money in the deposit box. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeThe man pleaded guilty to money laundering at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe judge accepted the man is at low risk of re-offending. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe man was sentenced to 18 months in jail. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe sentence was backdated to when the man first went into custody in December 2022. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe defence said the man was a courier and not the owner or beneficiary of the money. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe man was to be paid €200 for picking up the cash. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherThe man has no previous convictions in Ireland or Lithuania. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 19 Dec2023
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, first report
    Fishmonger who flew to Dublin to collect €420,000 in cash jailed for 18 months

    Court sentencing report: 18-month sentence, backdated to December 2022, after guilty plea to money laundering.

    convicted, Roman German, 41, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Roman German