Gardaí claim Chinese businessman connected to €9.7m 'zombie' iPhone fraud

The father of four allegedly had €143,245 at his home, €20,700 at Murray Mobile, 15 Main Street, Dundrum, D14, and €6,515 in a 2019-reg Audi Q2 car at Shanowen Road, D9

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A Dublin-based Chinese businessman has been accused of money laundering connected to an international €9.7m "zombie" iPhone fraud.

Chengwen Guo, 41, of Ivy Exchange, Parnell Street, D1, was arrested at his home on Wednesday following a three-year investigation by the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (GNBCI) into an illegal counterfeit Apple phone trade.