'I pull more chicks now': Bank-glitch 'millionaire' says he doesn't miss life of luxury
A man who lucked his way into $2.1 million through a bank glitch only to end up in prison says he doesn’t miss his glamorous lifestyle “besides the cocaine, the strippers and fast cars,” the Daily Telegraph reports.
Luke Moore, 29, was convicted and sentenced to four-and-a-half years behind bars after he splurged wrongly credited cash on fancy cars, high-end memorabilia, a boat and mortgage repayments over a two-year period which began in 2010.
However, after five-months, the Goulburn resident was acquitted of obtaining financial advantage by deception when the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal overturned his fraud conviction.
In a twist, the acquitted man said he now wants to be a criminal lawyer.
Over the extravagant two-years, Mr Moore transferred $1,988,535.25 from the St George bank account to kick-start his high-flying life.
Now that he’s a free man he said: “it was great while it lasted”.
“I had to give everything back and I now drive a shoebox Falcon but I’m happier this way as I’ve realised my family and friends are my biggest treasures,” he told News Corp.
His life no longer includes a Maserati, Aston Martin, Alfa Romeo or signed Michael Jackson, Kylie Minogue and Michael Jordan merchandise.
Instead, he is back living with his mother, earning $600 a fortnight through Centrelink, experiencing the life of a university student.
“I pull more chicks now with $20 in my pocket than I did when I was splashing the bank’s cash,” the law student added.
