2022-12-19
Man avoids jail for role in moving €408k for gang
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He said Petica was a hard-working man from Moldova who came to Ireland in 2008. "He took risks for small reward," Judge Hayes said before he set a headline sentence of four years. He took into account mitigating factors, including Petica's early plea and remorse and said that "an immediate custodial sentence was not required" given his lack of role in the wider offending.