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Kate McClymont

Kate McClymont

Kate McClymont is chief investigative reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald.

Ronglai “Martin” Zhang and Mingfeng “Richard” Gu.

Bentleys, brawls and bad loans: Jailed ex-lawyer battles failed property tycoon

The two, each with criminal convictions, are fighting in the Supreme Court over an alleged $3 million loan.

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Retired nightclub boss John Ibrahim, pictured in 2014.

‘That’s all I need’: Man allegedly caught with firebomb, knives outside John Ibrahim’s home

A man has allegedly been found lurking near the Sydney home of the former nightclub mogul with weapons and an “intent” to harm, court documents say.

  • Perry Duffin and Kate McClymont
Island hikes are strictly controlled for ecological reasons. You can’t just go wandering off by yourself.

Incredible landscapes and wildlife, but a murder mystery piqued my interest in this paradise

It was already a utopia for the animals that live here, but an attempt by Europeans to create a human paradise went horribly wrong.

  • Kate McClymont
The body of John Morgan has been stored at a Central Coast funeral home for the past 12 months.

A family feud, a hospital murder claim and the body left in a freezer for a year

For more than 12 months, the body of John Thomas Morgan has remained refrigerated in a funeral home as his wife attempts to stop him from being cremated.

  • Kate McClymont
Nahi Gazal has been jailed for contempt of court.

‘Repeated acts of deceit’: Bankrupt businessman behind bars

A twice-bankrupted, twice-jailed pretend property developer is back behind bars, this time for contempt of court.

  • Kate McClymont
Annalouise Spence’s lavish 50th birthday party is alleged to be part of her $1.6 million fraud.

From The Capella to custody: Woman accused of defrauding billionaire boss hit with more charges

Having marked her 50th with a lavish party she threw allegedly using her boss’s money, one year later Annalouise Spence spent her 51st on remand in a Sydney jail.

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Corrupt former NSW MP Eddie Obeid leaves Long Bay jail last year.

‘Outrageous’ crimes: Inside the Supreme Court battle for Eddie Obeid’s $30m coal cash

The NSW Crime Commission has launched a legal bid to seize proceeds of crime from the Obeid Corporation.

  • Kate McClymont and Ben Cubby
Annalouise Spence has been refused bail.

‘Overwhelming case’: Billionaire’s ex-secretary refused bail over alleged $1.6m fraud

Sitting alone in a small room, the former secretary for billionaire Judith Neilson appeared to be fighting back tears upon hearing the judge’s decision.

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GIF: Police raid the home of Annalouise Spence.

Police raid home of billionaire’s ex-private secretary in luxury goods fraud investigation

Neighbours were woken by loud shouts followed by shattering glass as police raided the home of the former private secretary to philanthropist Judith Neilson.

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Judith Neilson’s former private secretary Annalouise “Lou” Spence.

‘Profound betrayal’: The billionaire and her secretary’s $1.5m sequin-studded fraud

Billionaire philanthropist Judith Neilson has accused her secretary of stealing $1.5 million for first-class flights, a Rolex and Jimmy Choos.

  • Kate McClymont