Black Axe Case Ledger

Every entry below is a public-record Irish court matter. Each is sourced to credible Irish-outlet court reporting. Sentences and charges as reported at the time of judgment. Click an outlet name in the Sources column to read the original report.

Date Defendants Amount Sentence Court / Judge Status Sources
20 Mar 2026 Elike Francis Ogbuefi (42) — Clonard Road, Crumlin, Dublin; Steven Silvester (32) — The Paddocks, Morristown, Newbridge, Co Kildare €6.17m Ogbuefi: 9 years · Silvester: 7 years 6 months Circuit Criminal Court, Dublin, Martin Nolan Convicted The Irish Times · RTÉ
16 Sep 2025 Olatunde Salawe (47) — No fixed address in Ireland (resident London) €804,000 (alleged loss to a banking institution from 145 fraudulent credit-card applications) Before the courts (April 2026) Dublin (charged at Ballymun Garda Station; case proceeding through the courts) Charged TheJournal.ie · RTÉ
23 Oct 2024 Funmi Abimbola (26) — Rosse Court Terrace, Lucan, Dublin €121,000+ (invoice-redirect fraud from a Dublin solicitor's firm, plus further laundered amounts) 5 years (final 2 suspended) Circuit Criminal Court, Dublin, Pauline Codd Convicted The Irish Times · RTÉ · AML Intelligence
14 Aug 2023 Ami Enabulele (27) — Glendale Manor, Letterkenny, Co Donegal €205,201 4 years (final 12 months suspended) Letterkenny Circuit Court, John Aylmer Convicted Donegal Daily · Donegal Live
28 Jul 2022 Omowale Owolabi (31) — Kentswood Court, Navan; Raak Sami Sadu (32) — Lohunda Downs, Clonsilla, Dublin 15; Samson Ajayi (33) — Co Meath €254,000 Owolabi: 3 years 3 months · Sadu: 3 years · Ajayi: 2 years 6 months Circuit Criminal Court, Dublin, Martin Nolan Convicted The Irish Times · RTÉ · Irish Examiner

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