The Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation (GBFI) was established in April 1995 and is based at Harcourt Square, Dublin 2. Its remit involves the investigation of Fraud on a National basis principally dealing with the more complex of cases.
The primary objective of the GBFI are:
- to investigate serious caess of commercial fraud, cheque and credit card fraud, computer fraud, money laundering offences and counterfeit currency;
- to collate information and intelligence and act as a resource centre on fraud related matters;
- to play a pro-active role in the prevention and detection of fraud.
Five different sections are contained within the GBFI, one of them is the Money Laundering section that primarily is investigating breaches of the Criminal Justice Act, 1994 concerning money laundering offences. This crime often has a multi-jurisdictional aspect.
