Krystle Piggott and ex-boyfriend Nathan Notaras plead guilty to drug supply, dealing with property proceeds of crime

A YouTube maths tutor was allegedly verbally abused and hit with a kitchen appliance and lamp by his escort agency-running girlfriend, who forced him into helping with her drug dealing side hustle.

L: Krystle Piggott, R: Nathan Notaras was a succesful Youtube maths tutor

A YouTube maths tutor was in an abusive relationship with his escort agency-running girlfriend, who was recorded by police allegedly verbally and physically abusing her partner into assisting with her drug supply side-hustle.

Nathan Notaras, 31 faced Downing Centre Local Court on Thursday, where he pleaded guilty to one count of supplying a prohibited drug, and two counts of dealing with property the proceeds of crime.

On the same day, his ex-partner and co-accused Krystle Piggott, 30, pleaded guilty to two counts of dealing with property the proceeds of crime, and three counts of supplying a prohibited drug.

Notaras, who ran a maths tutoring YouTube channel, came to police attention during a strike force investigation into Piggott’s involvement in the supply of MDMA and methamphetamine.

At the time of the offending, Piggott was also running an escort agency called Whispers of Sin, and a court had previously heard the pair were in a “toxic relationship”.

Krystle Piggott leaves JMT Building on Thursday.

During lawful interception of the pair’s communication, police recorded Piggott yelling at Notaras to follow orders, along with allegedly hitting him over the head with a lamp, kitchen appliance and fork, agreed facts state.

On March 22, Notaras was recorded engaging in a “dead drop”, by driving to a location and leaving 55.84g of meth in his car for an associate to pick up.

Nathan Notaras, 30, has will be sentenced in October.

Banking information, obtained by police, then revealed Notaras had made ATM deposits totalling $76,650.30 from April 2022 to July 2023, which was suspected to be the proceeds of crime.

Notaras was also observed making transfers of $1000 to Piggott’s bank account, with the reference WOS investment — which stood for Whispers of Sin — totalling $48,313, police facts state.

Over the same period, Notaras also transferred $31.050.66 into cryptocurrency.

On January 11, police recorded Piggott meeting two associates in Cronulla, who she supplied with 139g of methamphetamine, while on another occasion in February she was recorded weighing out and bagging up quantities of white powder.

Krystle Piggott has entered pleas of guilty to two counts of dealing with property the proceeds of crime and three counts of supplying a prohibited drug.

At other times, Piggott was captured sitting in her car receiving, and then counting bundles of cash from brown paper bags, agreed facts state.

A search warrant of Piggott’s home was executed on July 6, where police uncovered 464g of MDMA, and 108g of methamphetamine hidden in an esky, along with seven mobile phones, and $25,795 in cash.

On the same day, a search warrant of Notaras’ home uncovered $43,325 in cash located in a safe along with $8760 in cryptocurrency.

Upon his arrest, police offered Notaras the opportunity to make a statement regarding the alleged assaults by Piggott, but he declined, the police facts state.

Subsequently Piggott was not charged over these alleged incidents.

On Thursday, Notaras’ matters were adjourned for sentence in the local court on October 10, allowing time for him to receive a sentencing assessment and psychologist report.

Piggott’s matters will return to the NSW District Court on August 22 for mention.