A Waikato couple lost over $150,000 intended for their dream home after hackers infiltrated a building company’s email and tricked them into sending payment to a scam account.
That account belonged to 66-year-old Sophie Mareta Moerangi Winchester-Krishan, who transferred the money offshore over several days and kept $5000 for herself.
Despite multiple warnings from her bank about suspicious transactions, she assured them the payments were legitimate.
Convicted on three counts of money laundering, she was sentenced to 10 months’ home detention.
The scam left the couple devastated, forcing them to abandon their home build and endure ongoing emotional and health consequences.
10 months home detention wtf
It looks like a “chosen one”. Remember we live in a apartheid ethno-state now, another Empire of the City experiment, where te tiriti is the new British Zionist “Balfour Declaration”.
That is a pathetic sentence. Should be in jail for 5 years.
10 months home detention. What a joke. No mention of restitution. The bank should also come under scrutiny for allowing the transfers despite their suspicions .
Is this a *uckin joke???
Is this county lawless?
Are the judges corrupt?
What would be different if this biatch was a man.
Where is the restitution to the victims?
I can’t believe what I’m reading.
Yup, it makes you wonder.
Ruin peoples lives, get 10 months sitting on your backside, in the comfort of your home and I’m guessing on some kind of benefit. Why no talk of some kind of restitution…..???
Exactly- makes my blood boil. If someone did that to any relatives of mine I know what I would do.😡😡😡
The reason people like her do this kind of thing is they have no idea how hard one has to work to earn $150,000. I m guessing she’s a bludger. For them money is easy come easy go, theres no respect for other peoples hard work that paid for her benefit or the sacrifice it took to save $150K.
I’d want retribution.