An “energy healer” has been jailed after funnelling nearly $400,000 (£200,000) through her Sydney business as part of a cocaine money laundering scheme.
Delina Stevenson, 30, was sentenced in the New South Wales District Court after pleading guilty to recklessly dealing with proceeds of crime.
The court heard she was in Dubai in November 2023 when she was recruited to move money through her Bondi sex work business, Pleasure Paradigm.
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Need To Know reports that between December 2023 and January 2024, Stevenson processed almost $400,000 across 22 transactions, keeping a 15 per cent cut. The funds were later linked to the purchase of 10 kilograms of cocaine.
Her role was uncovered after she was stopped by the Australian Border Force at Sydney Airport, where messages on her phone revealed details of the operation.
Stevenson was later arrested in February 2025 as part of a wider investigation into alleged criminal associates.
During cross-examination, Stevenson, who has since attempted to reinvent herself as an alternative wellness practitioner, offering “quantum energy healing” sessions online, said she was unaware the money would be used for illegal purposes.
She added that she felt an “obligation” to continue with the transactions.
“It was a slip of judgment in the initiation,” Stevenson told the court.
The court rejected claims she was naive, finding her actions serious enough to warrant jail.
She was sentenced to two years and three months behind bars, with release after eight months under strict conditions.
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