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Financial advisor jailed for 12 years after fleecing clients of $6M
White Collar 2024-08-27 11:54 pm By Andy Sidler

A former financial advisor at the now-defunct Growth Plus Financial Group has been convicted on 28 counts of fraud and jailed for 12 years for defrauding clients of $6 million, in conduct a judge described as “evil” and “systematic”.

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‘Again and again’: Clive Palmer can’t relitigate challenge to ASIC examination, court told
White Collar 2024-08-22 11:31 pm By Sam Matthews

The CDPP has complained about being brought back to court ā€œagain and againā€ to deal with Clive Palmerā€™s complaints about a compulsory examination by ASIC, as the corporate regulator seeks to have his case challenging the lawfulness of the seven year-old examination thrown out as an abuse of process.Ā 

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BBY former manager sentenced over $8.4M in client fund transfers
Financial Services 2024-08-20 11:15 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former manager of BBY has been handed a two and half year sentence after pleading guilty to criminal charges following the stockbroking firm’s collapse.Ā 

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Banksia class action silk faces criminal charges after ‘darkest legal chapter’
White Collar 2024-08-13 10:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

Former top silk Norman O’Bryan will face court this month on charges following civil findings he engaged in a fraudulent scheme as senior counsel for the Banksia Securities class action.

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Jailed advisor Roger Munro loses appeal after failed bid to withdraw plea
Financial Services 2024-07-31 11:42 pm By Andy Sidler

The Queensland Court of Appeal has knocked back a challenge by jailed investment guru Dr Roger Munro to his conviction on three counts of fraud, which landed him a four-and-a-half month prison sentence.

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CBA units plead guilty to breaking long service leave laws
Financial Services 2024-07-30 10:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Two units of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia on Monday pleaded guilty and were hit with $48,000 in penalties for denying staff $1.67 million in long service leave entitlements.

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Four people charged over alleged Telegram ā€˜pump and dumpā€™ scheme
White Collar 2024-07-23 11:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Four people have been charged with conspiracy to commit market rigging and false trading after an ASIC investigation into an alleged scheme organised on social media app Telegram to pump shares in Australian stocks and dump them at inflated prices.Ā 

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BitConnect’s former Aussie promoter John Bigatton convicted
Cryptocurrency 2024-07-15 11:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former BitConnect national promoter John Louis Bigatton has been convicted for his role in marketing the online cryptocurrency platform, a global Ponzi scheme that reached a market capitalisation of $5 billion before its collapse.

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Cargill wins IP case against company that tried to intercept $10.8M payment
Intellectual Property 2024-06-11 11:45 pm By Sam Matthews

Cargill has won a trade mark infringement case against a company that a judge said appeared to be operating an ā€œinternet scamā€ to intercept a $10 million payment to the multinational food company.

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High Court won’t take up Clive Palmer’s challenge to criminal charges
High Court 2024-06-06 11:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court will not hear mining magnate Clive Palmer’s challenge to a court’s finding that lawsuits he brought challenging two criminal cases against him over a takeover bid and alleged payments to his political party were an abuse of process and should be stayed.

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