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Fraud cross-claims struck out in Mach Energy suit over Mount Pleasant coal mine
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-08-25 6:28 pm By Bianca Hrovat

A judge has struck out allegations of fraud in a cross-claim brought by the operator of a NSW open-cut coal mine, which accused several contractors of knowingly understating the time and cost of expansion works to the tune of $52 million.

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Criminal cartel charges against CFMEU dropped over witness concerns
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-08-17 1:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Criminal cartel charges against the CFMEU and its ACT branch secretary have been dropped amid concerns about witnesses’ ability to recall the events at the centre of the case, two months after witness credibility concerns led to a stinging defeat for the ACCC in the Country Care criminal cartel trial.

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Financial fraudster dodges conviction following ASIC investigation
Financial Services 2021-08-09 2:54 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The former director of Sydney financial planning practice Hillross Bella Vista has been conditionally released without a conviction recorded after pleading guilty to falsifying documents uncovered during an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

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Mining magnate Bob Johnson faces court over alleged $38.5 million tax fraud
Tax 2021-07-30 2:16 pm By Bianca Hrovat

South Australian mining magnate Bob Johnson faced court Friday charged over a scheme to defraud the federal government of $38.5 million in taxes.

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Prosecutors lose bid to revoke bail for Obeids, Macdonald ahead of sentencing
Energy & Natural Resources 2021-07-22 1:52 pm By Miklos Bolza

Former NSW Labor Ministers Ian Macdonald and Eddie Obeid as well as Obeid’s son, Moses, will remain out of jail for now after a NSW Supreme Court judge rejected an application by prosecutors to revoke their bail ahead of an upcoming sentencing hearing.

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Self-proclaimed financial guru Roger Munro pleads guilty to defrauding investors
Financial Services 2021-07-20 9:21 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Failed financial advisor Dr Roger Munro faces up to 12 years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to three counts of fraud at the Brisbane District Court on Monday. 

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Former NSW ministers Eddie Obeid, Ian Macdonald found guilty of conspiracy
Breaking News 2021-07-19 2:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has found former NSW Labor Ministers Ian McDonald and Eddie Obeid, as well as Obeid’s son Moses, guilty of conspiring to rig a tender process for a coal mining exploration licence on the Obeids’ land in the Bylong Valley.

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ASIC drops criminal probe into AMP over fees for no service conduct
Financial Services 2021-07-16 2:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has dropped its criminal investigation of AMP over its fees-for-no-service conduct which was aired during the banking royal commission.

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Forum Finance boss headed back to Australia to face $263M fraud claims, court hears
Financial Services 2021-07-07 4:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The director of Forum Finance, which has been accused by Westpac and Societe Generale of a $263 million fraud, is in Europe and will return to Australia over the weekend, although he has refused to tell his lawyer his exact location, a court has heard.

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Halifax auditor pleads guilty to criminal charges over auditing breaches
Accounting 2021-07-07 9:29 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The auditor of stockbroker Halifax Investment Services, whose 2008 collapse left around $200 million in client funds trapped, has pleaded guilty to the first criminal charges brought over auditing services in Australia.

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