A would-be woman from KIM Kardashian has admitted a £ 5 million money smuggling charge after she was caught at an airport with suitcases of cash.
Tara Hanlon, 30, was stopped by border guards at Heathrow last October while trying to board a flight to Dubai.
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Tara Hanlon, 30, appeared in court via video linkPhoto credit: PA
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Hanlon was stopped by border guards at Heathrow while trying to board a flight to DubaiPhoto credit: Ben Lack
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She was caught with £ 1.9million in five suitcasePhoto credit: PA
She was caught with £ 1.9 million in suitcases after telling her friends that she had got a “lucrative” new job in public relations.
Leeds-based Hanlon has been behind bars for up to seven years after admitting in Islington Crown Court that she attempted to smuggle £ 1,940,120 out of the UK and on charges of “removal of criminal property, namely cash”.
The court heard that she had previously moved £ 1.4million out of the country on July 14th last year, an additional £ 1.1million on August 10th and £ 1million on August 31st, MailOnline reported.
National Crime Agency investigators said the October discovery was “the largest such discovery to date at the border in 2020”.
Hanlon appeared in court on a video link from Leeds.
She had her black hair pulled back in a ponytail and was wearing a light blue suit jacket with a white top.
Judge Giles Curtis-Raleigh said to Hanlon, “You have to come to this court early on July 26th, it will be jail, of course, you have to be willing to bring a bag with you.
“The temptation may be not to attend that day because you know what’s going to happen, but that would be a very serious mistake.
“That would be another serious criminal offense, with much worse consecutive sentences. The judge will listen carefully to what (Stephen) Grattage says for you.”
Before Hanlon admitted her guilt, her grandmother Maureen Downs, 80, told MailOnline, “I know my granddaughter and she would never do anything like that which she is accused of. She has a heart of gold.
“She’s a lovely girl and she’s never been in trouble.”
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Ms. Downs added, “I cannot sleep and hope to wake up from this nightmare.
“She’s been to parties. She liked a bit of glamor for Tara.
“She wanted to look like this [Kim] Kardashian wife and she made her lips like her. “
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Hanlon’s grandmother said she wanted to look like Kim Kardashian (pictured)Photo credit: Instagram
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Hanlon from Leeds is now facing up to seven years in prisonPhoto credit: Ben Lack
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The court heard that she had previously moved £ 1.4 million out of the country on July 14 last year, an additional £ 1.1 million on August 10 and £ 1 million on August 31Photo credit: PA
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She was caught with the cash hidden in suitcasesPhoto credit: PA
