Man pleads guilty to defrauding 18 international students

Raul Rodriguez Ramirez outside the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin after he appeared before the Circuit Criminal Court. Picture: Paddy Cummins

A former businessman scammed students out of almost €30,000 worth of fees for an English course and used the money to pay for his struggling restaurant. 

Mexican Raul Ramirez Rodriquez (36) now living in Dublin pleaded guilty to defrauding 18 international students at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.