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Reality TV winner's girlfriend is jailed for 18 months after hiding $2.6m from the taxman

From the Newshound archive · first published 23 September 2026 · last updated 24 September 2026.

Iris Au and Adam Iza in a selfie photograph. Au was sentenced to 18 months after hiding more than $2.6 million in illicit funds — money prosecutors linked to Iza — from the IRS between 2020 and 2023.
Iris Au and Adam Iza in a selfie photograph. Au was sentenced to 18 months after hiding more than $2.6 million in illicit funds — money prosecutors linked to Iza — from the IRS between 2020 and 2023.

Iris Rabaya Au, 36, who calls herself 'The Goddess', was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison on Monday after pleading guilty to filing a false tax return, concealing more than $2.6 million linked to her ex-boyfriend Adam Iza's criminal empire. Au must also surrender a Ferrari, a Porsche and 14 Louis Vuitton handbags seized as proceeds of crime. She had been dating Love Island winner Davide Sanclimenti at the time of her sentencing.

Iza, 26, known as the crypto 'Godfather', pleaded guilty in January 2025 to conspiracy, wire fraud and tax evasion.

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