Two Nigerians Jailed In Ireland Over €6 Million Global Money Laundering Scheme
Two Nigerian men have been sentenced in Ireland for orchestrating “a worldwide, highly sophisticated money laundering scheme on a breathtaking scale.”
Elike Francis Ogbuefi, 42, was jailed for nine years, while 32-year-old Steven Silvester received seven-and-a-half years. The men were convicted after a Garda National Economic Crime Bureau investigation uncovered that over €6 million had been st%len through scams like romance fr@uds and smishing schemes.
Ogbuefi and Silvester managed and monitored accounts used to launder the st%len funds, mostly responding to requests from Nigerian phone numbers.
Evidence from Ogbuefi’s phone included instructions to use accounts in Irish names “to avoid suspicion,” a nine-minute training video, and photos showing him supervising the operations.
Ogbuefi took a 20% cut, claiming he “has been doing this a long time and knows how it operates.”
