Jan.13, 2010, 04:12pm
A Wollstonecraft man appeared in court charged with laundering $500,000.
Chinese national Zheng Tan, 30, appeared in Sydney Central Local Court on Wednesday after he was arrested on December 23 and charged with eight counts of money laundering.
Police believe he was involved in stealing cheques from letterboxes and creating false bank accounts.
The court heard Mr Tan deposited a stolen cheque for about $500,000 into an ANZ bank account and made withdrawals from branches in North Sydney, Lane Cove, St Leonards and Crows Nest, also making a number of internet transactions, the court was told.
Police said Tan took the stolen money to Melbourne and mixed the stolen money with other funds at Crown Casino to confuse the origin for the stolen cash.
He was refused bail, to appear again on February 23 via video link.
Police are still looking for Peng Zhang, 24, another Chinese national who police believe dealt with the proceeds of the crime.