GOLD Coast con man Peter Foster will fight fresh money laundering charges because the latest case against him is "pretty weak", his lawyer says.
Foster, 44, was remanded in custody after briefly facing court in Brisbane this morning charged over an alleged money laundering scam against the Bank of the Federated States of Micronesia.
He was arrested and charged by Australian Federal Police (AFP) upon his arrival at Brisbane International Airport last night.
The arrest came only a day after he was released from a Vanuatu jail.
The Gold Coast resident was taken straight to the Brisbane watchhouse last night, where he was charged with dealing with the proceeds of crime greater than $100,000.
Appearing in court today dressed in a beach shirt and jeans, Foster did not enter a plea.
Magistrate Jim Herlihy agreed to a request by Foster's Gold Coast-based solicitor Michael McMillan to adjourn the case until Thursday, when a bail application would be made.
Foster was remanded in custody and faces up to 20 years in jail if convicted of the offence.
Outside court, Mr McMillan told a waiting media pack his client was "very well, in good health and fit", despite being upset he'd been hastily arrested at the airport and refused bail.
"He's certainly going to fight (the charges) because the case ... as I understand it is pretty weak," Mr McMillan said.
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