Alina Glont (42) and Daniel Stepien (29) involved in ‘serious criminal enterprise’ in which significant profits were made, judge says
Alina Glont and Daniel Stepien involved in ‘serious criminal enterprise’ in which significant profits were made, judge says
While separate investigations are ongoing, some third parties have reported paying amounts of between €1,000 and €2,000 to the group, the court was told. He said the court “must infer those parties had no great understanding of English language and wished to get someone else to do test”. He noted the defendants' guilty pleas, personal circumstances, and previous convictions, which he described as relevant. He said their behaviour was “quite serious”.
He said the court “accepted to some extent” that Glont was acting under the control of her ex-partner and that “there was some credence” to the “quasi-duress” submission made on her behalf.
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