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Irish TimesNews report · Nov 14, 1:41 PM
Criminal Assets Bureau seizes Cork property at centre of ‘sinister’ romance fraud
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The bureau commenced an investigation in 2022 following a referral from gardaí in Killarney
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Criminal Assets Bureau seizes Cork property at centre of ‘sinister’ romance fraud
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What happened The bureau commenced an investigation in 2022 following a referral from gardaí in Killarney.
The headline split The left frames it as "Criminal Assets Bureau seizes Co Cork house at centre of 'sinister' romance fraud". The center frames it as "Criminal Assets Bureau seizes Cork property at centre of ‘sinister’ romance fraud".
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Left / center-leftCriminal Assets Bureau seizes Co Cork house at centre of 'sinister' romance fraud
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The Journal (Ireland)News report · Nov 14, 2:52 PM
Criminal Assets Bureau seizes Co Cork house at centre of 'sinister' romance fraud
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It is understood the romance fraud occurred between 2012 and 2015 and involved conning a vulnerable woman out of €260,000.
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