| The Judge, Mr Newell, said that Hickey was
a hardened criminal1 who had
committed 12 serious offences. He
ordered that Hickey should serve a
sentence of at least 15 years in prison.
1 someone who has committed a lot of crimes
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The lawyer for the prosecution, Mr Arthur
Larchwood, stated that Henry Banks was
already a convicted criminal2 when he was
appointed chairman of the company but that
nobody knew this fact. He had a conviction
for robbery dating back to 1996.
2 someone declared officially in a court of law
to be guilty of a crime
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| The Justice Minister said that the men
were not political prisoners but were
common criminals3 who had committed
acts of terrorism.
3 low class criminal, negative term
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The judge said it was vital that anyone
with a criminal record4 should not be
able to get a job where large sums of
money were placed in their care. Charles
Amworth, 26, had served two years in a
prison for young offenders ten years
ago before working for the bank.
4 list kept by the police of someone’s
previous crimes
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