2021-07-30
Cartel Lieutenant Declan Brady sentenced for laundering crime cash, wife and mistress avoid jail
Stage: Sentence
Outcome: Erika Lukacs (37) also received a fully suspended three-year sentence for laundering €196,864. Ms Lukacs had similarly no involvement in the criminal gang or criminal activity, the judge said, but she "must have suspected a disconnect between his [Declan Brady's] apparent legitimate activities and these sums of money." He said the court also considered a custodial sentence for Ms Lukacs but taking into account her guilty plea, previous good record and that she is the carer of a young child, he said a prison term would be "harsh and disproportionate" on the mother and child.