A FATHER-of-one has been accused of acting as a “middle man” in a €6m worldwide invoice fraud and money laundering conspiracy. Mr Ogbuefi of Clonard Road, Crumlin, is charged with two counts of money laundering and one of conspiracy. They related to an invoice redirect fraud and involved an Ulster Bank account in Monaghan, he said, with sums of €19,476 and €36,429 allegedly transferred to that account. The accused was allegedly a “middle man” who received €800,000, which was a 20pc share of the Irish transfers. The accused was on Pandemic Unemployment Payment had only €600 in his bank account and was not a man of means, Ms McGeever said.

Source: Irish Independent February 08, 2021 18:56 UTC