Jail term too severe for international gang member who stole over €120k, lawyers argue

A 32-year-old Romanian national resident in County Meath has failed in his appeal against a six-and-a-half-year custodial sentence for his role in an international bank card skimming operation. Daniel Munteanu pleaded guilty at Trim Circuit Criminal Court to ten counts of theft totalling €121,800 stolen from 52 Bank of Ireland accounts between September 2018 and March 2019. The offences were carried out using cloned…