16 May Woman arrested in Burwood, Sydney for exchanging cash for cryptocurrency in Bitcoin sydnicate
Woman accused of illegally selling Bitcoin for $60,000 in cash in an Australian-first case is arrested at a Westfield shopping centre
- A woman has been charged after allegedly operating online money syndicate
- Police seized $60,000 in cash, 3.8 Bitcoin worth $55,000 and mobile phones
- She allegedly ran a syndicate that transacted $5million in Bitcoin since 2017
A woman has been arrested after allegedly exchanging cash for cryptocurrency and running an online money laundering syndicate that transacted $5million worth of Bitcoin.
A 52-year-old woman was arrested at Burwood shopping centre in Sydney’s inner west on Thursday around 1pm.
Police seized $60,000 in cash, 3.8 Bitcoin worth $55,000 and a mobile phone from the woman’s handbag and vehicle.
After the arrest, officers searched a unit in Hurstville where they found mobile phones, computers and electronic…