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Remember Raygun, the Australian breakdancer who was so bad that she probably ensured that the competition never returns to the Olympic Games? Because it’s the the 21st century and that’s how these things go, she’s since turned her 15 minutes of fame – or is it infamy – into a lucrative new status as a celebrity. But the 37-year-old, whose real name is Rachael Gunn, also faced backlash within the breakdancing community, especially in her native Australia where she was accused to rigging the system in order to qualify for the Olympics.
As it turns out, scamming might just be a family affair! Gunn’s brother Brendan was charged with a crypto-related crime by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission on Wednesday. Brendan Gunn lists himself a director at Mormarkets Pty Ltd on his LinkedIn page. Mormarkets claims to be a firm that takes investors’ cash and turns it into crypto or invests it abroad.
Brother Of Olympic Breakdancer Raygun Allegedly Committed Crypto Fraud
However, he’s alleged to have received a pair of bank checks worth $181,000 Australian dollars (about $115,000 USD) which were proceeds of a crime. Gunn was allegedly aware of this fact. But prosecutors allege that he continued to attempt open bank accounts using the checks. This is despite bank officials informing him on multiple occasions that they were concerned about these deposits.
Gunn stands accused of attempted money laundering as well knowingly using money that was “reasonably suspected” to be the proceeds of a crime. He has not yet entered a plea.
After her Olympics run, Raygun said that her life changed dramatically.
“My whole world has changed, my identity has changed,” she said. “My relationships have changed, for better or for worse. It’s in times like these that you find out who your real friends are, unfortunately.”
Sadly, it appears her brother may not have gotten the memo about being in the spotlight. And his life could well be in for a dramatic change as well.