THE discovery of a counterfeit credit card-making outfit at a house in Rhebogue has resulted in a Moldovan national pleading guilty to the charges at Limerick Circuit Court. Vitalli Pascari, 33, with an address at River Road, Rhebogue pleaded guilty to eight offences contrary to the Theft and Fraud Offences Act dating back to February 25 last year. The matters heard before Judge Carroll Moran related to seven counts of Pascalli being found in the possession of false instruments, namely bank, visa and gift cards that had been re-encoded with the details of other people’s accounts.
A plea of guilty was also entered in relation to having skimming devices, component skimming parts and other ancillary items associated with the enterprise.
Pascari, using the services of a Russian interpreter pleaded guilty to knowingly having these items, capable of designing or being used in the making of false instruments.
The accused man has been in custody for the last 11 months and Defence Counsel, Mark Nicholas told the court that his client has been on remand on these charges only since February 25 of last year.
Judge Carroll Moran adjourned sentencing until Tuesday of next week.
