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Corrs Chambers Westgarth poaches regulatory ace from Allens
A managing associate at Allens who specialises in regulatory investigations and financial crime is joining the Corrs Chambers Westgarth partnership as a member of its investigations and inquiries practice group.
Sydney developer on hook for $11.2M over role in Plutus blackmail scheme
A property developer has been ordered to pay $11.2 million to the liquidators of Plutus Payroll after a judge found he helped an employee of the defunct payroll services company "wash" money he blackmailed from the company’s directors.
Financial advisor jailed for 12 years after fleecing clients of $6M
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".
‘Again and again’: Clive Palmer can’t relitigate challenge to ASIC examination, court told
The CDPP has complained about being brought back to court “again and again” to deal with Clive Palmer’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. 
BBY former manager sentenced over $8.4M in client fund transfers
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. 
Banksia class action silk faces criminal charges after ‘darkest legal chapter’
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.
Jailed advisor Roger Munro loses appeal after failed bid to withdraw plea
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.
CBA units plead guilty to breaking long service leave laws
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.
Four people charged over alleged Telegram ‘pump and dump’ scheme
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. 
BitConnect’s former Aussie promoter John Bigatton convicted
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.