Small Garda unit brings hundreds of prosecutions against money-laundering networks

Artificial intelligence is rapidly accelerating online economic crime and fraud, which now targets almost everyone in Ireland.

Money-laundering networks worth millions of euros and international online scams are being targeted by one small Garda unit, which has brought hundreds of prosecutions in the last three years.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly accelerating online economic crime and fraud, which now targets almost everyone in Ireland, Detective Inspector Brian Downey said.