CANBERRA, ACT, March 7 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:

Editor's note:Footage from the original arrest is available via Hightail

A Melbourne man charged as part of an international police takedown of a cybercrime platform has been ordered to pay $34,990 compensation for fraud-related offences.

The man, 21, was sentenced today (7 March, 2025) in Melbourne Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty on Monday (3 March, 2025) to seven charges.

In addition to the compensation order, the man was sentenced to an 18-month community corrections order to perform 200 hours of community service. He was alsosentenced to three months' imprisonment to be served as a good behaviour order in the community under a Recognisan...