Student charged with money laundering after agreeing to act as money mule for text scam

Garda Gavin Kelly did not believe Sutcliffe had a role to play in the smishing scam; the accused was a victim and highlighted that the accused was a typical 'non-complicit money mule'. File picture

A Cork woman had more than €9,000 stolen from her bank account after she fell prey to an "E-flow text scam", a court heard.

“Typical money mule” Darragh Sutcliffe, aged 20, whose account was used to hold her money along with a further €7,000 taken from two other victims, pleaded guilty at Dublin District Court to money laundering and had sentencing adjourned until February.