Ireland Named in reporting
Thomas Humphreys
Born 1988, from the ages reported. 4 reports across 1 case, 17 Dec 2025 to 22 Jan 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Accused
- Born
- 1988, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- British, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Fraud (romance fraud), Proceeds of crime
- Where
- Co. Cork
- Reporting
- 4 reports, 17 Dec 2025 to 22 Jan 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, corkbeo.ie, irishmirror.ie
Cases
latest first- High Court rules Cork property bought with romance fraud proceeds Fraud (romance fraud) · Co. Cork
Patrick O'Brien, a man aged 44, allegedly defrauded Pauline Fitzpatrick of more than €260,000 between 2012 and 2015 in a romance fraud. Fitzpatrick later died from a heart attack. The Criminal Assets Bureau sought a declaration under section 3 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 1996 that Thomas Humphreys, a British man aged 37 and O'Brien's brother-in-law, used the proceeds to purchase a house on Strand Street, Youghal, Co Cork in July 2015. In January 2026, Mr Justice Liam Kennedy ruled in favour of the bureau, finding on the balance of probabilities that the property was purchased with the proceeds of the fraud.
In court, 17 Dec 2025Accused · 4 reports
Timeline
every report naming Thomas Humphreys, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 22 Jan2026Cork property was bought using proceeds of ‘sinister’ romance fraud, court rulesaccused, Thomas Humphreys, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Humphreys
- 19 Dec2025Romance frausters accused of taking funds from vulnerable woman to buy Cork homeaccused, Thomas Humphreys, 37, male, British, named, non-irishThomas Humphreys
- 19 Dec2025Money from alleged 'sinister' romance fraud used to buy Cork propertyaccused, Thomas Humphreys, 37, male, British, named, non-irishThomas Humphreys
- 17 Dec2025Proceeds of alleged romance fraud used to purchase Cork property, court hearsaccused, Thomas Humphreys, 37, male, British, named, non-irishThomas Humphreys
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