A Sydney man wanted a 'very expensive Ferrari' so emotionally and financially pressured his girlfriend working at the Commonwealth Bank to swindle millions from a customer's account, a court was told.
Junchi Ma, 31, has pleaded not guilty to 18 charges including dealing with the proceeds of crime which he intended to conceal and recklessly doing so.
The crown case is Ma engaged in a joint criminal enterprise with Hsin-Yu 'Angie' Tsai between September 2015 and January 2016 in stealing $2.25million from Julius Quan, who had moved from Australia to South Africa.
Prosecutor Michael Smith said in his opening address in the NSW District Court on Thursday that the Pymble man and Tsai spent weeks working out how to move the money.
'One of the catalysts of that discussion was Mr Ma's desire to purchase a very expensive Ferrari,' Mr Smith said.
Tsai (pictured) was accused of stealing millions from a customer while working at Commonwealth Bank
Junchi Ma, 31, (pictured) has pleaded not guilty to 18 charges including dealing with the proceeds of crime
