Prison officer had inappropriate relationships with two brothers behind bars
The defendant also admitted encouraging the use of a mobile phone in prison
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A prison officer who had inappropriate relationships with two brothers in a jail has pleaded guilty before a judge.
Lucy Thornton appeared at Liverpool Crown Court where she admitted wilfully misconducting herself with inmates Aaron and Haden Whittaker at HMP Altcourse.
The first downfall Leon Cullen and his twin brother Anthony were born in the summer of 1987. Growing up in the Longford area of the town, Anthony was the more level-headed and popular of the two while Leon could prove to be a volatile character on occasion. It was not unknown for the pair to fall out from time to time, as brothers do. By the early 2010s, Leon and Anthony were beginning to gain notoriety in the criminal underworld. Leon soon rose to become the ‘mastermind’ of an 18-man drugs cartel which shipped at least 5kg of cocaine worth around £300,000 across the north west during a six-month period from August 2010 onwards, as well as supplying other gangs in Warrington.
A St Helens man has been charged A MAN from St Helens has been charged with drugs offences as part of a nationwide investigation. Police searched addresses in St Helens and Bootle on Thursday, May 13 as part of Operation Venetic, which targets the use of encrypted mobile devices, known as EncroChat and drug supply. Liam Garvey, 27, of The Boulevard, Grange Park, has been charged with conspiracy to supply Class A and B drugs and possession of class B drugs. Meanwhile, Andrew Sweeney, 38, of Heatherleigh Close, Bootle, has been charged with conspiracy to supply class A drugs and conspiracy to conceal/disguise/remove/transfer criminal property.
Police searches two addresses today, Thursday A MAN from St Helens was among two arrested on suspicion of drugs offences as part of a nationwide operation. Police searched two addresses, in St Helens and Bootle, as part of the national Operation Venetic, a national investigation into the use of encrypted mobile devices, known as EncroChat and drug supply. A 27-year-old man from St Helens was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A and Class B drugs (cocaine and cannabis). A 38-year-old man from Bootle was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs (heroin). Both men were taken into custody to be questioned by police.
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