2022-11-29
'Vulnerable' student became money mule after threats
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Photo: Collins) A "vulnerable" art student who acted as a money mule and allowed his bank accounts to be controlled by criminals after he was threatened has been given a suspended sentence. Judge Pauline Codd handed down a suspended 18 month sentence today after she accepted that Balidoy did not receive any financial benefit for his role, that he was psychologically "vulnerable" and had been threatened.