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MCDEAL COUGHS UP £5K 'DIRTY MONEY'...
DRUG-SMUGGLING lawyer Angela Baillie was yesterday hit with a £5000 dirty money bill.
Baillie - dubbed Ally McDeal - agreed to pay the cash but denied it had come from drug dealing.
The High Court in Edinburgh was told Baillie could not account for the £5000 because bank records had been destroyed.
Under tough laws, offenders who cannot provide a legitimate explanation for assets, face having them seized.
Yesterday, Lord Turnbull was told that the Crown had originally sought £52,000 from Baillie.
But Mark Moir, defending, said confiscation proceedings had been settled. He said: "The onus is on the accused to account for all monies passing through her bank account in the last six years.
"There are a number of cheques which cannot be verified because the bank microfiche system has been destroyed.
"She is unable to satisfy the legislation in respect of these matters."
The judge agreed Baillie should be given two months to pay.
Before she was sentenced, Baillie claimed she feared for her safety if she didn't agree to deliver the package.
She had been a lawyer for eight years before incident at Glasgow's Barlinnie jail. The man was being held on remand and Baillie was acting for him.
Baillie, who had battled cocaine addiction and alcohol problems, believed there would be consequences for her if she did not act as a courier.
Her lawyer insisted the crime had not been committed for financial gain.
On Saturday, the Record revealed prison boss Marion MacDonald quit after being accused of supplying Baillie with a mobile phone behind bars.
MacDonald, a residential manager at Cornton Vale, Stirlingshire, is believed to have struck up a relationship with Baillie. Her resignation spelled the end of a lengthy career at the prison.
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