Northern Ireland

Man (39) charged in PSNI £3m banking fraud probe

The investigation is being carried out by detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Economic Crime Unit in Antrim.
The investigation is being carried out by detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Economic Crime Unit in Antrim. The investigation is being carried out by detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Economic Crime Unit in Antrim.

A man has been charged in connection with a PSNI investigation into a multi-million pound banking and money laundering fraud.

The 39-year-old has been charged with multiple counts of fraud and money laundering offences committed between 2016 and 2020.

The charges relate to a multi-million pound fraud and money laundering investigation targeted at the banking sector across the UK and Ireland with losses estimated to be in the region of £3million. The investigation is being carried out by detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Economic Crime Unit in Antrim.

The man is to appear in Belfast Magistrates' Court on on Wednesday May 5.

As is normal procedure all charges are reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.