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High Court to weigh in on penalties for foreign bribery violations
High Court 2022-11-17 11:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has agreed to hear prosecutors’ appeal of a “manifestly inadequate” $1.35 million penalty against an engineering firm for bribing foreign officials in Vietnam to secure $10 million in infrastructure contracts.

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Ex-Tesla Australia director pleads guilty to insider trading
White Collar 2022-11-16 2:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A former Tesla Motors Australia director has pleaded guilty to two counts of insider trading for acquiring shares inĀ Piedmont Lithium based on insider information he had about an in-principle agreement the mining company had to supply lithium to Tesla.

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Former van Eyk Research CEO sentenced over plot to keep control of firm
Financial Services 2022-11-16 11:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

Former CEO of failed van Eyk Research has been sentenced to 15 months’ imprisonment after admitting he breached his duties as director of a subsidiary to dishonestly retain control of the company.

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Clive Palmer strikes out again in attempt to dodge criminal charges
White Collar 2022-11-16 5:41 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has thrown out proceedings brought by mining magnate Clive Palmer in which he alleged an abuse of process by prosecutors and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, finding that Palmerā€™s suits were themselves a ā€œmisuse of proceedings.ā€

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Ex-Courtenay House director pleads guilty over $180M Ponzi scheme
White Collar 2022-11-08 9:26 pm By Sam Matthews

The former director of investment management fund Courtenay House has pleaded guilty to five criminal charges after an ASIC investigation revealed he duped 585 investors in a $180 million Ponzi scheme.

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Crypto, greenwashing and predatory lending on ASIC’s radar amid ā€˜near-perfect stormā€™
ASIC 2022-11-03 3:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is targeting predatory lending, greenwashing and crypto-assets as rising interest rates cause consumers to turn to fringe sources of credit.

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Charges laid against Brisbane lawyer over $4.5M money laundering scheme
White Collar 2022-10-25 4:00 pm By Sam Matthews

A prominent criminal lawyer has been charged with supplying millions of dollars in criminal proceeds as part of a $4.5 million money laundering scheme.

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Hillsong Church denies wrongdoing in whistleblower lawsuit
Employment 2022-10-18 3:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Hillsong Church has denied whistleblower allegations of extensive financial misconduct, claiming an employee was ā€œnot correctā€ to accuse the megachurch of funnelling donations through US bank accounts to skirt Australian charity regulations.

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The Star cops record $100M fine, licence suspension following damning report
Gaming 2022-10-17 5:44 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The NSW gaming regulator has suspended the Star Entertainment Groupā€™s casino license and handed it a $100 million fine after uncovering anti-money laundering breaches and ā€œinherently deceptiveā€ misconduct.

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Former SMEC employees charged over foreign bribery conspiracy
Transportation & Infrastructure 2022-10-11 2:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

Two former employees of the Snowy Mountain Engineering Corporation have appeared in court facing foreign corruption charges linked to Sri Lankan infrastructure projects worth $14 million.

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