White collar crime
Former Rabbitohs and EPL sponsor cops largest ever fine from ASIC case
The former Australian sponsor of the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Sheffield United FC has been hit with $300 million in fines – a record for any case brought by the corporate watchdog.
- Sarah Danckert
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He was one of the country’s most celebrated silks. Then he defrauded pensioner scam victims
Even Norman O’Bryan’s own lawyer referred to the saga as “a most public fall from grace”.
- Sarah Danckert
Collapsed fund boss grilled over relationship with top chef Scott Pickett
The founder of the First Guardian super fund denied suggestions he abandoned the chef’s business because he knew it would collapse.
- Sarah Danckert
The Australian ‘fraudster’, the drinkable vegan skincare and the former Miss Argentina
A couple from the Victorian town of Leongatha have found themselves caught in the middle of an incredible tale of alleged deception – one that involves a global drinkable vegan skincare brand and a supermodel.
- Sarah Danckert
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- Superannuation
Family have $50m in property frozen as part of missing super scandal
Liquidators allege Robert Filippini received $158 million from the Shield Master Fund before it collapsed with $500 million of client’s superannuation.
- Sarah Danckert
‘Do what you want, LOL’: Boss of collapsed super fund says record keeping was inadequate
First Guardian boss David Anderson told a court that notes on where the fund’s millions were being transferred were not up to standard “by a long shot”.
- Sarah Danckert
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- Banking products
Fake documents, ghost trucks: Westpac’s secret fraud probe revealed
Westpac has conducted an internal investigation into fraud in its business banking division that staff say has been driven by a toxic, sales-focused culture.
- Charlotte Grieve
Celebrity chef Scott Pickett’s business owed $27 million before collapse
Four of the chef’s famed Melbourne restaurants still owe eye-watering sums amid fears they don’t have the capacity to repay their debts.
- Sarah Danckert
Collapsed super fund manager denies investor funds paid for his luxury home renovation
Paul Chiodo faced a public examination in the Federal Court on behalf of liquidators trying to track down how and where $500 million of superannuation was spent.
- Sarah Danckert
Cellulite butter? Wall Street giant lashes out at fraudster after ill-fated $US175m deal
What would you do if the federal government wanted you in jail and the boss of JPMorgan was paying your legal bills?
- Ron Lieber