The Irish actor charged over £1.5m banking fraud
- A Belfast man known as “the Irish actor” has been remanded in custody charged with carrying out a £1.5m banking fraud.
- Police said 15 mobile phones were also used as part of a scam which involved posing as a bank official to gain control of victims’ accounts.
- Cartmill, of Coolnasilla Park West, appeared at Belfast magistrates court to face 63 charges, including multiple counts of fraud by false representation, converting criminal property and supplying a credit card for fraud.
The front page of The Irish Times this morning 21/03/2025
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