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Former accountant Cyril Keegan, now a tour guide and masters student, received a three-year prison sentence for laundering nearly €290,000, including funds from a Canadian medical cannabis scam. His partner, Ruth Kennedy, received a fully suspended two-year sentence. Keegan served as a pipeline for convicted money launderer Simon Gold, with eight payments totaling under €80,000 funneled through him. The couple claims they only used the money for mortgages and bills. Keegans car crash in the early 2000s led to his health decline and career change. The judge found Keegan knew the funds were defrauded, reducing his sentence to six years. Kennedy, also clean before this, didnt fully cooperate with investigators but is considered low-risk to reoffend. This case highlights how scams can draw regular people into heavy crime networks.

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