Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 31 May 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Authorised Push Payments Fraud: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Michael Cryan:

Absolutely, yes, especially with fear of prison. This type of crime is different from a lot of other crimes in that a person can sit in one country, commit the crime in another country, and can move and launder the money through a third country. One cannot do that with traditional crimes. No criminal wants to get caught and go to prison. A prison sentence as a deterrent absolutely works.