Hundreds of alleged sextortion, scamming victims targeted as pair charged
A man and woman have been charged with laundering money allegedly linked to hundreds of cases of sextortion and other scams.
On Tuesday, Strike Force Scottsboro officers simultaneously arrested Can Mustafa Kaya, 31, at a home in Parramatta and Chadi Khati, 29, on Elizabeth Street in Sydney’s CBD about 8.45am.
Can Mustafa Kaya and Chadi Khati have been charged with laundering money allegedly linked to hundreds of cases of sextortion and other scams.Credit: NSW Police
Police allege the pair laundered the proceeds of sextortion, cardless cash scams, business email compromise scams and phishing scams involving more than 300 alleged victims.
Both Kaya and Khati have been charged with recklessly dealing with the proceeds of general crime intending to conceal. Neither has been charged with offences related to the scams themselves.
Kaya was refused police bail to appear in Parramatta Local Court on Wednesday. Khati was also refused police bail to appear in Downing Centre Local Court the same day.
Investigations under Strike Force Scottsboro, established by NSW Police’s organised crime squad to investigate the alleged money laundering related to the scams, are ongoing.
More to come.
