Tweet Facebook Mail Family members pressured the younger brother of former Kings Cross nightclub owner John Ibrahim to lend them money, including hundreds of thousands allegedly used in a trafficking scheme, a court has been told. Fadi Ibrahim is due to be sentenced in the Sydney District Court after admitting to lending $800,000 to his other older brother, Moustafa "Michael" Ibrahim, which was allegedly used in an illegal tobacco smuggling plot. The younger Ibrahim pleaded guilty to dealing with property reasonably suspected of being proceeds of crime after receiving $600,000 back from his brother.
READ MORE: Qantas unveils plane taking Aussie Athletes to Paris for Olympic Games Fadi Ibrahim, shown here in 2017, is due to be sentenced in the Sydney District Court after admitting to lending $800,000 to his other older brother. (Daniel Munoz) A court was earlier told Fadi Ibrahim claimed he simply gave his brother a loan but police alleged he was an "active investor". Michael Ibrahim was jailed for 25 years for his role in tobacco smuggling and conspiring to import almost two tonnes of illegal drugs.
Crown prosecutor David Jordan told a sentencing hearing on Thursday that an affidavit by Fadi Ibrahim's wife, Shayda, suggested he was pressured by his older brothers into lending them money. "When Fadi initially refused the loan, they would pressure him by calling him names and this made Fadi feel really bad," Ms Ibrahim was quoted as saying. "Fadi felt he had no choice but t.