Michael Lynn Jailed

I thought he'd get more. The guy importing garlic got 6 years. I know everyone brings that one up! Was any of the money recovered I wonder?

Can you please jail Martin Nolan?

It's amazing the sentences he gives out for robbing his wealthy friends and the slaps on the wrist he gives to actual rapists and murderers.

Has anyone checked Nolan's hard drives?

Garlic Guy's sentence was reduced to 2 years, and he was released after 1

I think, had he stood trial in 2010/2011, the sentence would have been a lot harsher. It was different times. And I think this played in his head when he refused extradition - he probably thought he'd be a poster boy for the recession and get at least 10 years.

That said, you'd have to say the sentence would have been longer if he hadn't spent time in a Brazilian jail.

I wonder if he's thinking that if he had only come home five years ago, he'd be out of jail now. His decision making seems to be...not the best.

I definitely wouldn't fancy spending time in any Brazilian prison, but I'd be curious to know what his one was like.

I'm sure some are worse than others and of course his defense are going to play it up like the hell hole we all imagine.

Thomas Byrne got 16 years with the last 4 suspended for very a similar crime. That was in 2013.

I can see this sentence being appealed. Nolan is playing silly beggars like Paul Carney used to, purposely ignoring sentencing precedent only to have it overturned on appeal.

He was given credit for the time he spent in prison in Brazil.

If he didn't fight extradition he wouldn't have been in that "hellhole".

So being in prison in Brazil was his own fault so why should an Irish Judge give him credit for that.

At the end of the day that is how it works.

You can't add years because he is not likeable.

There was also a lot of poor management by the banks that allowed him getaway with it initially.

Probably does have something squirrelled away and probably a very decent pension built up, but any hope of a luxury life and hanging out with a certain type of group is gone - he'd simply attract attention that others prefer not to have.

I disagree. An ordinary Joe may have convinced the jury better.

It will be interesting how the next part dealing with confiscation of assets.

I wouldn't be surprised if they located all accounts and properties - gardai are actually quite good in this area.

From what I've read, the value will exceed what he took due to the growth in prices.

did you just fell off the tree or something. Never heard about judge Nolan?