Thursday 5 November 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.

Named in reporting

Elike Francis Ogbuefi

Born between March 1983 and March 1984, from the ages reported. 2 reports across 1 case, 20 Mar 2026 to 20 Mar 2026

Suspect: Elike Francis Ogbuefi, non-Irish man, 42 (judged from name)Elike Francis OgbuefiSuspect: Ejike Francis Ogbuefi, non-Irish man, 42 (judged from name)Ejike Francis Ogbuefi

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Convicted
Born
Between March 1983 and March 1984, from the ages reported
Offences
Directing a criminal organisation, Money laundering, Conspiracy to launder money, Using a false instrument
Where
Co. Dublin
Reporting
2 reports, 20 Mar 2026 to 20 Mar 2026
Outlets
irishtimes.com, rte.ie

Cases

latest first
  • Two men jailed for directing criminal organisation and money laundering in Dublin Directing a criminal organisation · Co. Dublin

    Two men, Elike Francis Ogbuefi, 42, and Steven Silvester, 32, were convicted by a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in February 2026 of directing a criminal organisation and multiple counts of money laundering. They were in charge of supplying and monitoring bank accounts through which over €6 million stolen in romance frauds and smishing schemes was laundered. Following a long-running Garda National Economic Crime Bureau investigation, both men were arrested and charged. Judge Martin Nolan sentenced Ogbuefi to nine years and Silvester to seven and a half years on 20 March 2026.

    Sentenced, 20 Mar 2026Convicted · 2 reports

Timeline

every report naming Elike Francis Ogbuefi, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 20 Mar2026
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, in Two men jailed for directing criminal organisation and money laundering in Dublin
    ‘Colonel’ and ‘major’ of global money-laundering ring jailed
    convicted, Ejike Francis Ogbuefi, 42, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Ejike Francis Ogbuefi
  2. 20 Mar2026
    Sentencedrte.ie, in Two men jailed for directing criminal organisation and money laundering in Dublin
    Men jailed for directing criminal gang, money laundering
    convicted, Elike Francis Ogbuefi, 42, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Elike Francis Ogbuefi

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