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Aussie influencer offloads designer goods online after boyfriend was jailed for 'greedy' cocaine smuggling plot
Kate Szepanowski is offloading several of her designer pieces at reduced prices, after her boyfriend was jailed for attempting to aid in a cocaine smuggling plot.
The Gold Coast influencer took to Instagram on Thursday to list her second-hand goods, including a pair of $1,100 Louis Vuitton sunglasses for $600, a $5,400 Tom Ford Natalia bag for $1,000 and a $1,200 Jacquemus bag for $500.
She also listed several pairs of Louboutin heels, which retail at over $1300, for $500 apiece, with many of the items selling at less than half their original value.
Four custom-made three-wheel foldable electric trykes were also advertised for $5,000 each.
Altogether, the total value of the items exceeded $30,000.
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'For my girlies, selling some of my authentic brand new/preloved designer items,' Kate wrote next to the listings.
Kate has kept a low profile in recent months after her boyfriend Jordan Roman Brennan was sentenced to 11 years in jail for attempting to aid in a 'greedy' cocaine smuggling plot.
Brennan was sentenced to just over a decade with a non-parole period of five-and-a-half years after he and his friend Brendan John Sipple were found guilty of attempting to possess a commercial quantity of unlawfully imported drugs.
A jury returned guilty verdicts for both men in May last year, after deliberating for more than six hours following a brief trial.
Brennan and Sipple, 30, entered a freight yard at the Port of Brisbane at 4.10am on June 12, 2020, after spotting a particular shipping container during their previous surveillance runs.
Justice Michael Copley said one or both of the men opened the panels of the container's refrigeration unit expecting to find a substantial amount of cocaine.
'Your involvement in this offending was due to giving in to the temptation of greed,' Justice Copley said as he handed down the sentence.
The cocaine had been removed by police four months prior after workers at a dock in Belgium found 42 rectangular packages hidden in the container.
Police had been tracking the men with listening and GPS devices as they drove a van from their Gold Coast homes to the Port of Brisbane multiple times in June 2020.
The jury heard audio from the van with the men discussing a large payment and plans to bury the cocaine in isolated bushland.
The audio also captured the men celebrating when they found the container, listening to the songs 'Circles' by Post Malone and 'Survivor' by Destiny's Child.
Crown prosecutor Patrick Wilson said the men had been determined to work as a key element in the illegal drug supply chain and had demonstrated no remorse.
'It's clear they were doing something for a substantial financial reward in return for their involvement... they plainly knew the drugs were going to be commercially exploited by others,' Mr Wilson said.
Barrister Mitchell Rawlings said Brennan had a great deal of motivation to rehabilitate himself and had started a courier business.
'He had sporadic but concerning contact with authorities during his early life but that has settled down now,' Mr Rawlings said.
Justice Copley said he had to impose a sentence that would deter the defendants and others from attempting to chase 'easy money' from serious drug offending.
'Neither of you had any compunction about the effects this cocaine would have on individual or the community,' Justice Copley said.
Brennan was sentenced to 11 years' imprisonment with a non-parole period of five-and-a-half years due to spending two years on remand.
Kate is the sister of fellow influencer Chloe Szepanowski, who in turn is a member of the Orval family through her relationship with YouTuber Mitch Orval.
Despite the Gold Coast-based beauty making a living as an influencer, she took an extended break from social media while boyfriend Brennan faced drug charges.
