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Ex-Bellamy’s director Jan Cameron faces criminal charges over share disclosures
White Collar 2020-02-14 10:26 am By Christine Caulfield

Former Bellamy’s Australia director Jan Cameron has been charged by prosecutors after an ASIC investigation over her alleged failure to disclose her substantial stake in the organic baby food company.

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Kleenmaid director gets 9 years in prison for $13M Westpac fraud
White Collar 2020-02-11 12:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has sentenced the founder of defunct whitegoods distributor Kleenmaid to nine years in prison for his role in a $13 million fraud against Westpac, saying it would be “obnoxious and naive” to consider his crimes victimless.

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Kleenmaid founder’s brother can’t dodge conviction over $13M Westpac fraud
White Collar 2020-02-03 12:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The brother of the founder of defunct whitegoods distributor Kleenmaid has lost an appeal seeking to overturn his conviction on fraud and insolvent trading charges for masterminding a $13 million fraud against Westpac.

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Don’t expect ‘Rolls Royce’ ruling, frustrated cartel magistrate says
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-01-31 11:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A sideshow evidentiary dispute in a committal hearing in a landmark criminal cartel case against ANZ and two investment banks has drawn to a close, but not before testing the patience of a magistrate, who warned her ruling would be far from a “Rolls Royce decision”.

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Former director of internet company gets 6 years in jail for fraud
White Collar 2020-01-24 9:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The former director of a Queensland-based internet services provider has been sentenced to six years in jail after pleading guilty to fraud charges.

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Jury finds Kleenmaid founder guilty of $13M fraud against Westpac
White Collar 2020-01-10 10:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

The founder of defunct whitegoods distributor Kleenmaid faces jail time after a jury on Friday found him guilty of 19 charges of fraud and insolvent trading relating to the collapse of the company, including a $13 million fraud on Westpac.

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High Court’s Chorley ruling dooms Tucker & Cowen partner’s costs bid
Business of Law 2020-01-10 11:30 am By Miklos Bolza

A court has slashed the costs awarded to a Tucker & Cowen name partner in a lawsuit brought by the liquidators of failed fund manager Equititrust, citing a recent High Court ruling that found self-represented lawyers cannot recover their own expenses.

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Trial date vacated again in Country Care criminal cartel case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-12-19 11:43 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has vacated an upcoming trial date in a criminal cartel proceeding against mobile equipment provider Country Care Group and two individuals, and allowed the defendants to appeal a first-of-its-kind ruling on jury directions in criminal cartel cases.

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CBA unit hit with $700,000 criminal fine for insurance hawking
Insurance 2019-11-28 1:16 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s insurance division, CommInsure, has been fined $700,000 for breaching insurance hawking laws in Australia’s first post-Royal Commission criminal conviction, dodging a maximum fine of over $1.8 million through an early guilty plea and cooperation with ASIC.

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AUSTRAC sues Westpac for ‘systemic’ money laundering failures
Financial Services 2019-11-20 10:30 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Westpac has been hit with a lawsuit by AUSTRAC for its alleged “systemic” failure to comply with anti-money laundering and counter terrorism finance laws.

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