Noor Qamar jailed after pensioner fleeced of $70K in money laundering scam

A student who was a mule in a money laundering scheme has been sentenced after a pensioner was fleeced of about $70,000 in savings.

Noor Qamar, 28, outside court.

A student who was a mule in a money laundering scheme has been sentenced after a pensioner was fleeced of about $70,000 in savings.

Noor Qamar, 28, pleaded guilty to two counts of dealing with property proceeds of crime under $100,000 and was sentenced to 18 months jail with a 12-month non-parole period.

Qamar’s solicitor, Mr Farah, told the court his client’s account was registered with his full name and used for everyday transactions.

“There is no evidence that (Qamar) was involved, his account was merely used as a mule for the money to go through,” he said.

Noor Qamar was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment after a pensioner was fleeced of $70,000 in a laundering scam.

Magistrate Shane McAnulty said while he accepted Qamar expressed remorse, he allowed his account to be used for laundering.

“It’s a multimillion-dollar industry. It’s allowing yourself to be a mule for the transfer of money and the people have no chance of recovering it,” he said.

Mr McAnulty said police were “pulling their hair out” as criminals engage young students who have no record to “fly under the radar and carry out this large scale fraud”.

“Yes you are a young man, but there’s a 72 year old who lost her money, but you did it for reward,” he said.

Qamar immediately lodged an appeal against the sentence.

The appeal will be heard on June 15 at Parramatta District Court.