No hiding place’ – First pic of ‘top target’ Romanian crime kingpin whose mob laundered €7m through Irish bank accounts

The gang operated by advertising caravans, farm machinery, vintage cars and designer watches on selling websites

And as the schemer begins the first days of his sentence, we also reveal how he used the fake business names ‘Chrono Delux Limited’ and ‘Online Sales Limited’ when opening accounts.Det Supt Michael Cryan

Of the €592,727 sent to Ireland, €571,228 was later withdrawn. In one of his personal AIB accounts, €111,446 was lodged between October 3, 2018 and June 24, 2019.

And in a business account opened by the crime boss, €112,310 was lodged between November 2, 2018 and September 27, 2019.

He also had €143,394 in another personal account that was mainly used to pay for his rent.

Gardai later established cash from the accounts had been used for multiple airline and hotel bookings.Following his sentence last week, he became the 15th fraudster to be jailed in Ireland under ‘Operation Omena’.

Others include Ionut Grigorescu, 38, who received a six-year sentence for his role in the fraud, Radu Agapie, 33, who also received a ­six-year sentence, and Gheorghe Gherghe, 38, jailed for three years.