NASSAU- A British fugitive, who spent five months in custody on fraud and money laundering charges, was sentenced to time-served in a plea deal.
Shane Ian Murphy has been deported to Cambridge to serve the remainder of his sentence for abusing his pregnant wife.
Murphy was sentenced to four years and four months in prison on the abuse charge. He admitted to breaking the woman’s leg and locking her in room, knowing that she was afraid of confined spaces.
Murphy was released on license halfway through his sentence. But he violated the terms of his release, resulting in his recall to prison in 2019.
However, Murphy fled to The Bahamas and avoided arrest. He lived here Shane Harrington until his arrest in May.
Authorities found Murphy with a Bahamian passport, National Insurance Board smart card, voter’s card Bahamian driver’s license under his false name. He obtained the bogus documents by using a forged Bahamian birth certificate and Bahamian voter’s card.
Police also seized €398,000 after they found the money in suitcase.
As a part of his plea agreement, Murphy paid $20,000 in fines to avoid spending three years in prison for the fraud charges.
On the money laundering charge, Murphy forfeited the €398,000.
He entered the plea agreement after a Supreme Court judge refused him bail.
