Mugabe Rapheal Mubake charged over $1.2m money laundering; Former senator Stephen Parry one of the victims
A man’s alleged million-dollar money laundering involved several victims including a former high-profile Tassie politician who lost more than $200,000, a court has heard.
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A Pooraka man allegedly stole more than $30,000 from a former high-profile federal politician before then trying to launder a total of $1.2m.
Mugabe Rapheal Mubake, 22, on Monday did not enter a plea to charges of money laundering and dishonestly dealing with property without consent in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court.
Court documents showed an alleged victim of Mr Mubake was former Tasmanian Liberal Senator and Senate president Stephen Parry.
Mr Parry, also a former police officer, was one of numerous politicians caught up in a dual citizenship saga that saw several members of parliament resign amid queries over the Constitutional eligibility of them holding office.
The court documents showed $206,665 of Mr Parry’s money had still not been recovered.
In total Mr Mubake was charged over the alleged laundering of $1,214,816.
Mr Mubake was granted police bail after he was arrested and was making his first appearance in court on the charges which were alleged to have occurred in late October and early November last year.
A police prosecutor told Magistrate Mark Semmens the prosecution's case was “very complex” and involved several alleged victims.
That prompted the police prosecutor to ask the court for an adjournment of 13 months to compile evidence against Mr Mubake.
Tim McGrath, for Mr Mubake, queried the prosecution’s request for such a long adjournment.
“Thirteen months? Well, that seems outlandish I would have thought,” he said.
“I’m dumbfounded, there would need to be a push back against such a long period of time.”
Mr Semmens agreed, instead allowing for a five-month adjournment.
He ordered Mr Mubake return to the Adelaide Magistrates Court in March next year with his bail to continue.
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