Oliver Boswell and Kathleen Boswell were removed from the US to Ireland on Tuesday, August 20, and turned over to Irish national police, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City announced on Friday, August 23.
The Irish nationals have alleged ties to an international fraud network known as the Traveling Conmen Fraud Group, according to ERO New York City.
“International law enforcement cooperation enabled ERO New York City to remove these two fugitives and return them to their home country to face justice,” said ERO New York City Field Office Director Kenneth Genalo.
“We will continue to pursue community safety as our highest priority.”
ERO New York City had announced on July 26 that the Irish couple with possible links to the Traveling Conmen Fraud Group was arrested on July 18.
The Irish couple is wanted for 19 counts of money laundering in the UK, ERO New York City said at the time, adding that UK authorities were seeking custody of the couple on fraud charges that defrauded a string of victims of more than £3 million.
ERO New York City said last month that Oliver Boswell legally entered the US on February 15, 2023, but violated the terms of his admission. The South Bound Brook Borough Police Department in New Jersey arrested him on May 14, 2023, and charged him with hindering-obstructing police. Later, on August 8, 2023, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department in Indiana arrested him and charged him with battery.
Meanwhile, Kathleen Boswell lawfully entered the US on August 11, 2023, but also violated the terms of her admission, ERO New York City said in the same update last month. The Ulster County Sheriff’s Office in Kingston, New York arrested her on July 17 and charged her with Class E felony possession of stolen property.
ERO New York City’s Newburgh officers then arrested the couple on July 18. They were placed in ERO custody pending removal proceedings.
The two have now been removed from the US.
The ERO noted that noncitizens placed into removal proceedings receive their legal due process from federal immigration judges in the immigration courts, which are administered by the Executive Office for Immigration Review.
In July 2023, another Irish national with alleged ties to the Traveling Conmen Fraud Group was deported from Boston.
Patrick Connors, 31, was removed by Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed at the time.
Connors was described by ICE as "an unlawfully present Irish citizen identified as a member of a transnational criminal organization who is wanted for passport fraud, theft, and multiple motor vehicle offenses in the Republic of Ireland."
ICE said law enforcement officials in Ireland and the US had identified Connors as a member of a transnational criminal organization called the Traveling Conmen Fraud Group.
Earlier this year, law enforcement in Massachusetts issued several advisories about suspected “Irish Traveler" schemes.
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