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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Lyell Tweed

Former England footballer laundered money for drugs gang

A former England football player and mum discussed divorcing her husband on the Encrochat network while working as an accountant for a drug gang, a court heard. Faye Dunn, 38, has been jailed for her role as a money launderer for the gang and used the Encrochat network to communicate with criminals involved in the supply of cannabis.

Liverpool Crown Court heard that Dunn used the handle 'StiffNinja' to communicate with a user known as 'Ledzeppelin.' The LiverpoolECHO reports that the man Stephen Canty used this LedZeppelin handle.

The court document reads: "Another handle Faye Dunn was in contact with was ‘Ledzepplin’ with whom she discussed intentions to divorce." The court heard how Dunn sent Mr Canty a long message on the Encrochat network after she travelled from Portsmouth to Santander in northern Spain on May 8 2020.

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