A man has been convicted at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of being involved in a massive credit card scam.
Mohammed Saleem (36), of Thomas Clarke Tower, Ballymun, pleaded guilty to 17 sample counts out of 44 involving cards issued by American Express, Visa and Mastercard.
The offences happened between December 2000 and May 2001, and some included the possession of a number of altered credit cards with the intention of committing larceny.
Two of the counts related to possession of a data reader at Airways Industrial Estate with intent to commit larceny on May 9th, 2001.
Seven of the counts related to 189 altered or counterfeit American Express, Visa and Mastercard credit cards recovered by gardai from premises at the Airways Industrial Estate and Century Business Park.
He also admitted six counts of handling stolen shop vouchers recovered from his flat which totalled £750.
He further pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of a laptop computer with intent to damage property, namely the data heads on credit cards.
Saleem was remanded in custody for sentence next February 26th.