Summary

C pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to convert criminal property. He was sentenced to five and half years’ imprisonment on each count concurrent. C submitted a basis of plea setting out his role as limited to the collection and delivery of cash. It stated he had no knowledge of the wider scale of the operation which he stated was supported by a lack of communication between him and R during the relevant period. C had no previous convictions. Held on Appeal that C ought to be sentenced as someone of medium culpability. Sentence reduced accordingly to four and half years imprisonment.