Coach driver duped by net 'girlfriend'.Byline: Ron Warrilow A REDDITCH coach driver who fell into a trap set by a Russian woman he met through an internet dating service and allowed her to use his bank account to transfer cash has avoided time behind bars. Mark Green was left "deeply embarrassed and humiliated hu·mil·i·ate tr.v. hu·mil·i·at·ed, hu·mil·i·at·ing, hu·mil·i·ates To lower the pride, dignity, or self-respect of. See Synonyms at degrade. " by the whole affair which had left him out of pocket, said Martin Butterworth, defending. He told Wolverhampton Crown Court the 44-year-old had his "fingers burned" by a woman he met earlier through the internet and he was then "duped" by the other dating contact who called herself Katya. Green, of Greenlands Avenue, admitted three charges involving money laundering The process of taking the proceeds of criminal activity and making them appear legal. Laundering allows criminals to transform illegally obtained gain into seemingly legitimate funds. and he was given a 10-month jail sentence jail sentence jail n → peine f de prison suspended for 18 months. He was ordered to carry out 50 hours' community punishment. Judge Amjad Nawaz said: "You were extremely foolish to get involved in what I accept is a matter of acute embarrassment for you." Prosecutor Glyn Samuel said a police officer based in the North East found money had gone missing from her bank and it was discovered Green's account had been used to transfer it to Russia.. |
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