Chinese businessman jailed for 'white collar deviance' connected to €10m 'zombie' iPhone fraud

The court heard three sums of money seized in January 2022 included €6,515 found in an Audi Q7 car registered to Guo; €143,245 at his home address; and €20,700 at Murray Mobiles on Main St, Dundrum, Dublin 14

The court was told the fake or 'zombie' phones from China were exchanged under warranty for genuine iPhones, which were then sent to countries outside of the EU for resale.

A Dublin-based Chinese businessman has been jailed for seven years and nine months over a money laundering operation connected to an international €10m “zombie” iPhone fraud.

Chengwen Guo, aged 43, who was the “Irish representative of a transnational crime organisation,” pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to theft and money laundering offences on dates between 2021 and 2022.