A MASTERS student from India who fell into debt from gambling tried to defraud a local business as part of a “sophisticated crime syndicate, Proserpine Magistrates Court heard.
Sramik Venigalla pleaded guilty on Monday to attempted fraud, obtaining another entity’s identity to commit an indictable offence and falsely representing himself.
On July 10 about 11am, the 25-year-old tried to buy an iPhone X using a fake ID from Cannonvale Harvey Norman, which he then planned to sell on for $800.
A staff member realised the name on the NSW driver’s licence did not exist and called police. Police prosecutor Senior Constable Hannah Beard said police found Venigalla’s real identity through finger prints he submitted when applying for a securit…
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