Couple mistakenly sent $10.5M by Crypto.com to face October plea hearing

The Melbourne couple who accidentally received 10.5 million Australian dollars ($6.7 million) will be facing a plea trial in October for a theft charge after spending the funds that they received by mistake in 2021. 

In May 2021, Thevamanogari Manivel transferred funds to her partner Jatinder Singh’s Crypto.com account. However, the exchange detected that the bank account did not match the exchange account. Therefore, a refund was issued, but instead of refunding the 100 AU$ that the couple tried to put in, the exchange mistakenly

Manivel, who was charged with theft, has recently pleaded guilty to recklessly dealing with the proceeds of crime in September 2023. She was sentenced to an 18-month community corrections order, which includes six months of intensive compliance and unpaid community work after she had already spent 209 days in custody. Meanwhile, Singh is set to face a plea trial on Oct. 23.

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