Yvonne Edmond-O’Brien appeared before the Court of Appeal and was given a two-year suspended jail term.
She will also lose everything, including her home and all the money she has, under a confiscation order totalling more than £500,000.
The court took just five minutes to announce its intention not to jail her, after admitting it was a ‘very difficult and unusual’ case.
A full explanation of the ruling will be given on Friday morning.
