Cork judge warns young people they risk prison if they act as money mules

It comes after a young man in Bandon was handed a suspended sentence for allowing his bank account to be used for the purpose of money-laundering

Judge Helen Boyle imposed a two-year sentence on the accused but suspended it, taking account of age, his plea of guilty and the fact that he was never in trouble before. File photo

Young people acting as money mules by allowing their bank accounts to be used for transatlantic money-laundering were warned by a circuit court judge of the risk of being jailed for their crimes.

Judge Helen Boyle said at Cork Circuit Criminal Court that young people increasingly were being approached through social media by international criminals and if they cooperated with these criminals they would be at risk.