Edinburgh prostitution duo jailed for five years TWO crooks who masterminded a lucrative prostitution business have been both jailed for five years. Businesswoman Margaret Paterson, 61, and Robert Munro, 61, were given prison sentences for operating a lucrative Edinburgh based vice business. The High Court in Edinburgh heard how the crooked duo pocketed hundreds of thousands of pounds from a criminal enterprise which operated across the United Kingdom. On Monday, the pair's sidekick Ian Goalen - who drove the hookers who worked for Paterson and Munro to appointments with sex starved punters - was ordered to perform 150 hours community service. The former bank manager, 59, was handed a non custodial sentence because he provided police with evidence which was used to snare the pair. During a ten year period, Paterson and Munro provided prostitutes for clients all over Scotland and the North of England. The former night manager of one of Edinburgh's poshest hotels used to phone the pair's agency to book prostitutes for his guests. But their lucrative scam came to an end when police raided their premises in Edinburgh's Grosvenor Street. Officers found sex toys, designer shoes and evidence which showed that Paterson had gone on a £461,604 spending spree in some of Edinburgh's most exclusive shops. Stunned detectives found credit card records which detailed how she bought luxury items from Harvey Nichols, Louis Vuitton and Mulberry. Policemen who searched Paterson's home also found £204,660 in cash. They also discovered mobile phones which punters used to ring in order to book sessions with the prostitutes. Sentence on Paterson, Munro and Goalen were deferred until today so that temporary judge Michael O'Grady QC could obtain reports about their character. Passing sentence on Paterson and Munro, Judge O'Grady condemned the pair who believed they were providing customers with a legitimate business service.