Cork man who diverted Greek company's payment to personal account in Cork bank jailed

International investigation uncovered the invoice re-direction of over €13,000 from Greece to accused’s account and soon after the cash landed it was taken out by electronic transfer and ATM withdrawals, court heard

Accused was sentenced to two years in jail with the last six months suspended.

A 32-year-old man who stole over €13,000 by diverting a Greek company’s payment to a supplier to his personal bank account in North Cork through an invoice redirection scam was jailed for 18 months.

Judge Helen Boyle imposed the sentence of two years with the last six months suspended on Rupi Munteanu of The Meadows, Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon.