Glamorous Instagram ‘influencer’, 24, who boasts about her luxury life online is fined over suspicious $2,500 wad of cash in her purse – despite telling police her ‘sugar daddy’ gave it to her
- Kate Szepanowski, 24, was pulled over in Bondi Junction, Sydney last December
- Police suspected she’d been involved in a drug deal after spotting the cash
- They alleged they found two cell phones and a clear bag with white residue
- Szepanowski failed to appear at Downing Centre court last week
A glamorous Instagram model was forced to hand over $2,500 in cash to police even after claiming she had received the money from her ‘sugar daddy’.
Kate Szepanowski, 24, was pulled over in Bondi Junction in Sydney around 1am last December after police initially believed she had been driving under the influence.
Szepanowski told officers she had just finished having dinner with a friend and was experiencing trouble with her hired car, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
Glam: Instagram model Kate Szepanowski was pulled over in Bondi Junction, Sydney last December
The 24-year-old was found with $2,500 in cash which she claimed came from her sugar daddy
When she was asked to provide identification, they spotted the large wad of money in her purse – leading them to suspect she had been involved in a drug deal, court documents claim.
In their statement before the court, police alleged the social media influencer was ‘fiddling’ with the car’s centre console and seemed like she was trying to hide something.
Police also spotted two mobile phones inside the car, but Szepanoswki denied the second phone belonged to her, claiming someone had left it in the vehicle before she hired it.
Police alleged the Brisbane woman told them various ‘stories’ before finally claiming the money was given to her by her sugar daddy.
Upon searching her car, they allegedly found white powder residue in a clear plastic bag as well as a Xanax tablet without a prescription.
Police administered both drug and alcohol tests, which came back negative.
Szepanoswki claimed she had multiple ‘clients’ across NSW and Victoria and had been travelling between the two states, according to the statement.
Szepanowski was fined $350 for possession of Xanax and other unlawfully obtained goods
She also offered to prove where the money came from with phone records, but was unable to unlock her phone.
Szepanowski’s cash was seized and she was ordered to appear at Downing Centre Court, but failed to show up this week.
She was fined $350 for possession of Xanax and other unlawfully obtained goods.
In a now-deleted Instagram post to her 45,000+ followers, Szepanowski claimed the allegations were not true.
Daily Mail Australia reached out to Szepanoswki for comment.