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4th November 2022
05:51pm GMT

Abdel Ghadia, 24, spent huge portions of the money. (Picture: Instagram)[/caption]
The young lad, also an aspiring rapper - who had been earning $4,800 a month at a clothes warehouse - was apprehended and questioned by police in October 2021, telling officers he ‘just woke up and saw the money'.
“The money just dropped into my account and I spent it,” Ghadia said. “I had no idea how it got there, and I told the bank, but I did go and spend it.”At least he didn't lie, after waking up to find the cash in his account, Ghadia decided to go on a wild shopping spree, starting off at the ABC Bullion store, where he spent a total of $598,188 on gold bars ranging in weight from 10oz to 1kg, with the purchases stretched out over six visits in June 2021. A man of luxury? He also spent $62,843 on a 500g gold bullion and 10oz bar at Queensland-based gold dealer Ainslie Bullion, as well as $48,222-worth of gold KHC coins. According to the Fairfield Advance, court documents have revealed that the gold Ghadia bought has still not been located by police. Ghadia ‘wanted to give gold’ to someone he ‘loved’ - which he admitted to police upon his arrest – so he delved into the international money market to buy $14,490 in foreign exchange. Between June and July that year, he also withdrew $13,600 in cash from ATMs across Sydney before finally splashing out $6,235 on clothes from Uniqlo and JD Sports and makeup from MECCA at Westfield Parramatta. In September, he pleaded guilty but had six other charges withdrawn by the DDP. He is due to return to court in December to be sentenced. Related links