A FATHER-of-two who allowed his drug dealing brother to use his bank account to launder money was spared prison.

Joseph Nicol-Sey, 26, was given a 14-month jail sentence suspended for two years at Oxford Crown Court after pleading guilty to one count of concealing criminal property.

His younger brother, Donald Nicol-Sey, 23, was jailed for three years and eight months after he pleaded guilty to being concerned in the offer to supply heroin and cocaine in Oxford between September 2014 and December 2015.

Donald was also given 14 months in prison for concealing criminal property to run alongside the two other offences.

Sentencing the pair, Judge Ian Pringle said although Donald had pleaded guilty, ‘the plain fact’ was he dealt the Class A drugs over a ‘long period’.

Prosecuting the London-based brothers on Tuesday, Rebecca Austin told the court how police uncovered Donald’s drug dealing after he was arrested for a non-related matter in July 2015.

She said detectives discovered a Samsung mobile, owned by Donald, was a ‘dirty’ phone being used in the supply of controlled drugs. 

She added £23,797.43 in cash was put through Joseph’s bank account while he was unemployed, which ‘came from his brother’s drug dealing’.

Defending Donald, Julian Lynch said he hoped Judge Pringle would agree that the defendant’s background and upbringing was ‘not an easy one’, adding he was ‘brought up in a criminal environment and ‘often in care’.

Defending Joseph, Lewis McDonald said because there was no evidence of financial reward, the defendant was ‘simply doing his brother a favour’.

He added: “He has expressed remorse. 

“He is clearly ashamed by his actions. He has learned his lessons the hard way.”

Joseph Nicol-Sey of Highbury Quadrant, London, was also ordered to conduct 150 hours unpaid work and undergo a 30-day rehabilitation activity requirement.