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Convicted fraudster George Alex leaves court in Sydney. He was granted bail last year despite a hefty prison sentence.

Jailed construction boss lives in the community as he fights $10m fraud conviction

It can be revealed George Alex was granted bail just months after being imprisoned for nearly a decade. He is appealing over “jury misconduct”.

  • Clare Sibthorpe

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Abnormal AI executive Tim Bentley faces two assault charges related to an incident at the Ramblin Rascal Tavern

AI executive fined $3000 for breaking musician’s nose, punching another

Tim Bentley was a vice-president at Abnormal AI when he assaulted two musicians at a Sydney bar in February.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman
NSW MP Mark Latham has listed his Mount Hunter home for sale.

Mark Latham lists sprawling estate for sale with $2.4 million guide

The NSW MP quietly listed his home on Sydney’s outskirts, but denies it’s linked to growing legal costs in his feud with political rival Alex Greenwich.

  • Jessica McSweeney and Michael McGowan
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.

  • Kate McClymont
Richard Jones has been jailed for sexually assaulting a girl while he worked the Horizon Church in Sutherland.

Pentecostal predator had ‘lifetime free of punishment’ for Sydney child abuse

A former volunteer at former prime minister Scott Morrison’s church in Sydney has been jailed for sexually abusing a young girl 40 years ago.

  • Amber Schultz
Anthony Koletti leaves Downing District Court on Thursday.

Melissa Caddick’s widower says police tricked him over alleged Vaucluse assault

Anthony Koletti is accused of shoulder barging a 73-year-old woman at a clifftop reserve in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.

  • Clare Sibthorpe
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The DiDi rideshare driver was refused bail in court.

Alleged sex assault of teenager puts ride-share app safety in the spotlight

The 17-year-old was allegedly detained and sexually assaulted by her ride-share driver on her way to work in Sydney’s north.

  • Amber Schultz
Police officer Benedict Bryant was found guilty over the death of Indigenous teenager Jai Wright.

Historic sentence for Sydney cop who killed Aboriginal teen

Benedict Bryant is the first NSW police officer held criminally responsible for an Indigenous death during an operation, but he has been spared jail.

  • Will Nicholas and Jack Gramenz
SLD has spent almost two-thirds of his life in jail.

Australia’s youngest murderer handed more jail time over child abuse material

The man has spent almost two-thirds of his life in prison after the then 13-year-old abducted and killed his three-year-old neighbour Courtney Morley-Clarke.

  • Alex Mitchell and Will Nicholas
Police successfully applied for an apprehended personal violence order on Ingrid Alexandra’s behalf.
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Sydney man banned from contacting Norwegian princess

Police successfully applied for an apprehended personal violence order on Ingrid Alexandra’s behalf.