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G8 Education loses appeal over ex-chair’s criminal defence costs
Appeals 2025-11-07 3:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Childcare provider G8 Education on Friday lost a challenge to a ruling that it cover the legal costs of its former chair, who faced criminal charges that were dropped in March.

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Ex-boss of AI marketing company Metigy pleads guilty to misleading investors
ASIC 2025-11-04 11:54 pm By Christine Caulfield

The former CEO of failed AI marketing start-up Metigy has pleaded guilty to providing false statements to investors and misusing his position as a director, following an investigation by the corporate regulator.

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Fraudster Chris Marco cops record 14-year sentence for Ponzi scheme
White Collar 2025-10-30 11:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has slapped a 14-year jail term on Perth businessman Chris Marco, after a jury found him guilty of 43 charges connected to a $34 million fraud on investors.

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Banksia class action silk pleads not guilty, committed to stand trial
Class Actions 2025-10-16 12:23 pm By Sam Matthews

Former senior barrister Norman O’Bryan has pleaded not guilty to two criminal charges in connection with his role as counsel for the Banksia Securities class action.

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Barrister in Banksia class action can’t keep committal hearing under wraps
White Collar 2025-10-16 2:37 pm By Sam Matthews

Former barrister Norman O’Bryan has lost his bid to suppress reporting on the hearing where he was committed to stand trial for criminal offences related to his role in the Banksia class action, with a magistrate finding the orders would be “futile”.

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ATO officer lied, tampered with evidence, judge says in staying fraud case
Tax 2025-10-07 11:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered federal prosecutors to drop a criminal tax fraud case against a medical researcher, finding an ATO officer lied and tampered with evidence during the probe.

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Man sentenced for insider trading ahead of $20M Cann Group share placement
White Collar 2025-10-07 11:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Victorian man has pleaded guilty and been sentenced for trading on insider information ahead of the public announcement of a $20 million share placement for medical cannabis company Cann Group.

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Man sentenced for insider trading in relation to $776M Westfarmers deal
White Collar 2025-09-15 11:58 pm By Christine Caulfield

A Melbourne man has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to trading while in possession of inside information in advance of Westfarmers’ $776 million acquisition of lithium company Kidman Resources in 2019.

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Jury convicts Perth businessman Chris Marco on 43 counts over $34M fraud
White Collar 2025-09-05 11:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A jury has convicted Perth businessman Chris Marco of defrauding six investors out of $34 million, but acquitted his former executive assistant.

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CDPP drops charges against former Bruck Textile execs
Employment 2025-09-03 11:28 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The CDPP has dropped charges accusing former executives of collapsed Bruck Textile Technologies of scheming their way out of making more than $3 million in redundancy payments, following an appellate ruling in their favour clarifying when it’s a crime to prevent the payout of employee wages. 

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