Rapper who woke up one day and found $750,000 wrongly deposited in his bank account is JAILED after spending the money on gold bars, clothes and make up
- Rapper given 18 months jail after spending money deposited into account
- Abdel Ghadia, 24, dropped money on bars of gold bullion, clothes and make-up
- Couple mistakenly deposited $759,314 into his account before Ghadia spent it
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A rapper has been jailed after he spent more than $700,000 in cash that was accidentally deposited into his account.
Abdel Ghadia, 24, was sentenced to 18 months behind bars at Burwood Local Court, western Sydney, on Monday.
It comes after $759,314 was mistakenly deposited into his account by a couple wanting to buy a house prompting Ghadia to go on a lavish spending spree.
He spent the money on bars of gold bullion, clothes, foreign exchange and make-up.
A rapper has been jailed after he spent more than $700,000 in cash that was accidentally deposited into his account
The wannabe rapper splashed out on gold bars, clothes, foreign exchange and cosmetics
It comes after $760,000 was mistakenly deposited into his account which he then spent on bars of gold bullion, clothes, foreign exchange and, oddly, make-up
Ghadia pleaded guilty to two counts of dealing with the proceeds of crime and will be eligible for parole in October 2023.
A couple were in the final steps of buying their dream home on the city’s northern beaches when they were told to transfer $759,314 into a nominated Commonwealth Bank account which turned out to be Ghadia’s.
The couple have since been identified as Instagram famous nutritionist Tara Thorne and her husband Corey.
Ghadia, who goes by the rapper name Slimmy, was tight-lipped about his lavish spending habits and laughed at camera crews when he was confronted by A Current Affair with a barrage of questions in November.
‘Is is Slimy or Slimmy,’ the reporter asked.
‘Where’s the money? Where’s the gold? Have you put it away for a rainy day. Let me see your teeth. Have you got any gold fillings? Where’s the bullion?’
During the trial, the court heard Ghadia told police he ‘just woke up and saw the money’.
He proceeded to buy almost $600,000 of gold bullion at one store in Sydney, plus more than $110,000 at a separate Brisbane store, where he also bought expensive coins.
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Ghadia also went on a $6235 shopping spree at Westfield Parramatta, including clothes from Uniqlo (pictured)
The shopping spree at Westfield Parramatta also included cosmetics from Mecca (pictured)
The wannabe rapper from western Sydney spent much of the funds that accidentally landed in his account on gold bullion (stock image)
Court facts revealed he also bought clothes from Uniqlo, make-up from Mecca and foreign exchange.
According to his social media profiles, Ghadia has released albums and performed at several venues.
A book about independent rappers published in 2018 described Ghadia as a humble young man who had a great future in music as both an artist and a writer and vowed at the time to continue supporting his music journey.
‘He has taken the obstacles of life and put them into one frame which represents his years growing in south-west Sydney,’ it stated.
‘Through his cataloge (sic) of music, people will understand him as a person and what he strives for.
‘Whether he is in the front of the mic or behinds the scenes as a writer for others, either way, he will be great.’
Wannabe rapper Abdel Ghadia uploaded rap videos to YouTube under the name Slimmy
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