The first payment was made at 2.54 pm on March 5 to an unnamed new user. Konanki used a sailboat emoji to describe it. The second was made at 3.38 pm and the description was Coco Bongo which is a renowned nightclub in Punta Canda. This second payment was to Ananya Chilakamarai, one of Konanki's friends on the trip.
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