Edwin Omokhuale Arrested at Dublin Airport in $23 Million Fraud Investigation

Edwin Omokhuale, 39, has been arrested at Dublin Airport on a UK warrant over money laundering charges linked to an alleged US$23 million fraud against an Australian mining company.

Irish police detained Omokhuale on Wednesday afternoon, September 9, shortly before he was due to board a flight to Paris, according to the UK’s National Crime Agency.

The charges relate to an alleged fraud carried out in early 2023 involving approximately £17 million. Investigators believe the suspected fraudsters were based in the UK and deceived company employees into transferring money to accounts under their control.

Omokhuale was living in the UK at the time of the alleged fraud.

He is scheduled to appear in court in Dublin on Thursday, September 10, as extradition proceedings begin to return him to the UK to face the charges.