2023-03-07
Home buyer lost most of their deposit after emails hacked, while money mule booked holiday
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Sentencing Christian Preston (22) today, Judge Martin Nolan said he had dealt with a "lamentable" number of similar cases in the courts. "It seems that a lot of young people can't withstand the temptation of a small reward," the judge noted, adding there was no doubt Preston knew his account was going to be used for illegal purposes. "Up to now I have not imprisoned these people," Judge Nolan said, before imposing a two-year suspended sentence. Judge Nolan imposed a two-year suspended sentence on Preston and ordered him to hand over a sum of €2,500 to the victim in the case within a year.