Judge Paul Thomas said during the sentencing hearing this week that the scheme was driven by “pure and utter greed,” according to The Associated Press.
“You were not going to these places to feed you and your family, it was criminality for criminality’s sake — to see if you could get away with it,” he reportedly said. “I have no doubt, apart from the greed element, you had got a buzz out of what you were able to get away with.”
Bernard McDonagh is seen being taken into custody on April 24 as well. (South Wales Police)
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Ann McDonagh’s attorney told the court that she was grieving deaths in her family and may have operated the scheme “to make herself feel better,” while her husband, another defense lawyer said, was “deeply embarrassed and ashamed” and brought money to court to reimburse the affected restaurants, the AP reports.
