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Former Lotto Presenter Russell Harrison Avoids Jail Over International Meth-Money Laundering Plot

From NZ Herald · () English

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Former Lotto presenter and musician Russell Harrison admitted laundering more than $400,000 for a Comancheros-led drug syndicate in 2019.
  • He converted the money into gold bullion and delivered it to the syndicate’s “supreme commander” in Turkey.
  • Harrison avoided a prison sentence, while his lawyer said the damage to his entertainment career and legacy amounted to punishment.

Former Lotto presenter and musician Russell Harrison escaped a jail sentence after admitting that he helped launder more than $400,000 for an international drug syndicate.

In 2019, Harrison agreed to convert the syndicate’s drug money into gold bullion. He then delivered the bullion to the “supreme commander” of the Comancheros in Turkey.

Harrison appeared in the High Court at Auckland for sentencing. His lawyer argued that the entertainer’s potentially ruined legacy had itself become a punishment. The case involved a Comancheros-led methamphetamine money-laundering plot.

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