'Money mule' avoids jail for allowing gang to divert €91k to his bank account in Cork

The court heard that the €91,000 was an invoice redirection scam

From limited resources the teenager brought a total of €2,000 compensation to court. File picture: Larry Cummins

A 19-year-old “money mule” who had €91,000 diverted to his bank account in Cork and withdrew €65,000 of it in the course of the next three days for organisers of the scam has been given a two-year suspended jail term.

Judge Helen Boyle imposed the two-year jail term on Kenoly Ugbodu and agreed to fully suspend it at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.