An Australian rapper has been jailed after splurging AUD759,314 (approx. BD194,000), which accidentally landed in his savings account, on gold bars and designer clothes.
24-year-old Abdel Ghadia was sentenced to 18 months behind bars in western Sydney after he failed to report the error to the bank and went on a lavish spending spree.
The money was accidentally sent to the wrong account by a couple wanting to buy a house.
The rapper spent almost AUD710,000 on gold bullion, and the rest on designer clothes, makeup and currency from foreign exchange.
Ghadia told police he “just woke up and saw the money” and “wanted to give gold to someone I loved,” the Daily Telegraph reported.
Instagram famous nutritionist Tara Thorne and her husband were in the final steps of buying their dream home on the city's northern beaches when they were told to transfer AUD759,314 into a nominated Commonwealth Bank account, which turned out to be Ghadia's.
Ghadia pleaded guilty to two counts of dealing with the proceeds of crime and will be eligible for parole in October 2023.
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