Ireland Two women given suspended sentences over Revolut scam
On the afternoon of 3 September 2023, a doctor in Dublin received a call from a person posing as a Revolut agent, who said her account was compromised and asked for access to her app. Transactions then moved €5,500 each into the accounts of Courtney Fitzpatrick, 26, and Leah York, 22, and the money was moved into a cryptocurrency account, costing the doctor €11,000. Both women pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to money laundering by possessing the proceeds of crime. On 31 March 2025 the court gave each woman a one-year sentence, suspended on condition that she pay €1,500 to the injured party within nine months.
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- Sentenced31 Mar
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A doctor lost €11,000 in a Revolut scam.
- A caller posing as a Revolut agent said the doctor's account had been compromised and asked for access to her app.
- A man later told the doctor that her account and card had been frozen.
- Transactions moved €5,500 into each of the two women's accounts, and the money was then moved into a cryptocurrency account.
- Where
- The offence was investigated in Dublin, and the women were sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
- Courtney Fitzpatrick, 26, is listed as being of Co Limerick and Leah York, 22, as being of Mullingar, Co Westmeath.
- When
- The scam call came on the afternoon of 3 September 2023.
- Investigation
- Gardaí identified and interviewed the women, who co-operated with the investigation.
- Charges
- The women pleaded guilty to money laundering by possessing the proceeds of crime.
- In court
- The defence said Fitzpatrick had not had an easy life and would present as vulnerable and naive.
- The judge said the women knew what was happening was criminal.
- Sentence
- Each woman received a one-year sentence, suspended on condition she pays €1,500 to the injured party within nine months.
14 statements extracted from the articles
- whatTwo women in their 20s were given suspended sentences for their part in a Revolut scam that cost a doctor €11,000. (rte.ie)
- whatA doctor received a call from someone posing as a Revolut agent. (rte.ie)
- whatThe caller said the doctor's account had been compromised and asked for access to her app. (rte.ie)
- whatA man later told the doctor that her account and card had been frozen. (rte.ie)
- whatTransactions moved €5,500 into each woman's account. (rte.ie)
- whatThe money was moved into a cryptocurrency account. (rte.ie)
- whenThe scam call to the doctor came on the afternoon of 3 September 2023. (rte.ie)
- investigationThe women were identified and interviewed by gardaí. (rte.ie)
- investigationThe women co-operated with the investigation. (rte.ie)
- chargeThe women pleaded guilty to money laundering by possessing the proceeds of crime. (rte.ie)
- courtThe women appeared before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. (rte.ie)
- courtThe defence said Fitzpatrick had not had an easy life and would present as vulnerable and naive. (rte.ie)
- courtThe judge said the women knew what was happening was criminal. (rte.ie)
- sentenceThe judge gave each woman a one-year sentence, suspended on condition they pay €1,500 to the injured party within nine months. (rte.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 31 Mar2025Two women given suspended sentences over Revolut scam
Reports the sentencing of two women who pleaded guilty to money laundering over a Revolut scam, including the sentence terms, the €1,500 payment condition and the judge's remarks.
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