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Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick dead, coroner finds
White Collar 2023-05-25 12:35 pm By Sam Matthews

The New South Wales deputy state coroner has concluded that accused conwoman Melissa Caddick is dead, but questions remain about the circumstances of her death.

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PwC tax document leaks scandal referred by Treasury to police
Tax 2023-05-24 11:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

Treasury has referred the tax policy leak scandal engulfing PricewaterhouseCoopers to federal police for possible criminal investigation.

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Healthcare REIT can’t add claims against Dexus in trust takeover spat
Real Estate 2023-05-23 5:45 pm By Sam Matthews

Real estate investment trust NorthWest can amend its pleadings in a lawsuit alleging one of the country’s largest unlisted healthcare property funds conspired to prevent it from acquiring a controlling stake, but has come up short in its bid to add to its claims against property giant Dexus.

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Ex-Continental Coal director sentenced for directors’ duty breach
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-05-23 11:59 pm By Gareth Baker

A former director of defunct mining and exploration company Continental Coal has been sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment for failing to act in good faith in performing his directors’ duties in relation to $1 million in bridging finance.  

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Personal assistant of alleged fraudster Chris Marco faces charges
White Collar 2023-05-19 4:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former executive assistant of accused Ponzi schemer Chris Marco is facing charges linked to an alleged $29.5 million fraud against investors.

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Directed Electronics wins $3.27M in Hanhwa trade secrets case, with damages still to come
Intellectual Property 2023-05-15 2:09 pm By Sam Matthews

Automotive electronics company Directed Electronics is set to claw back $3.27 million in commission payments made to a former manager through a secret side agreement with South Korean giant Hanhwa, with a ruling on damages still to come in the five-year case.

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Ex-Vocus chair indicted on insider trading charges
White Collar 2023-05-12 12:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former Vocus chairman Vaughan Bowen has been indicted on insider trading charges, five months after prosecutors dropped the same charges after a contested committal hearing.

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Courtenay House promoter sentenced over $180M Ponzi scheme
Financial Services 2023-05-08 3:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former Courtenay House contractor and investment promoter is the latest to be sentenced to a term of imprisonment over an alleged $180 million Ponzi scheme, for which he netted $670,000 in commissions.

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Melissa Caddick’s parents, receivers strike deal over Edgecliff property
White Collar 2023-05-05 4:12 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The parents and receivers for accused Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick have reached a deal over a multi-million dollar property in Sydney’s East, but the compromise remains to be blessed by out-of-pocket investors.

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Ex-BCEG directors claw back costs after shaving $12.5M off judgment
Construction 2023-05-04 2:43 pm By Sam Matthews

Two ex-directors of Chinese construction and engineering firm BCEG who were found to have defrauded the company have succeeded in clawing back a portion of their costs of a partially successful appeal which reduced the amount owing to their former employee by around $12.5 million.

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