Overview
- Detectives arrested the 36-year-old at his Barrack Point home on Tuesday and took him to Lake Illawarra Police Station.
- Police allege he accessed a 29-year-old man's cryptocurrency account and transferred AUD $140,000.
- He was charged with dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage by deception as part of an ongoing fraud inquiry.
- Officers seized electronic devices from the property for forensic examination.
- Merrin was granted conditional bail and is scheduled to appear at Port Kembla Local Court on December 3.