A woman called her son “disgusting” after he convinced her to launder drug money for him from behind bars.
Valerie Doran, 54, of Hall Lane was found guilty of being involved in money laundering at trial after texts revealed her involvement. A trial previously heard that Daniel Doran, also of Hall Lane in Kirkby, was a serving prisoner at HMP Risley in Warrington between December 2021 and February 2022 when he became involved in smuggling drugs.
Megan Woodham, a health worker in the jail, Kelsey Higgins and John Butler, Daniel Doran’s cousin, were all also involved in the large-scale drug smuggling operation within the prison. The group were caught by police after Butler was arrested while travelling to his home in possession of 10kg of cocaine on January 8 last year.
