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Tony Mokbel cleared of some serious drug trafficking charges over Lawyer X scandal
The Court of Appeal has quashed one of the infamous criminal’s convictions for masterminding an elaborate drug syndicate, saying the case was hopelessly tainted by the Lawyer X scandal.
- Erin Pearson and Marta Pascual Juanola
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- Exclusive
- Melbourne gangland
Gobbo appeals court loss in million-dollar compensation case
From a secret location, the barrister turned police informer has lodged a new legal fight against Victoria Police and the state government.
- Sherryn Groch
Mokbel receives government payout for savage jail bashing
Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel has had another legal victory after receiving an undisclosed financial settlement over an attack in Barwon Prison in 2019.
- Cameron Houston
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- Victoria Police conduct
Lawyer X million-dollar legal battle fails after judge finds she broke the law
Justice Melinda Richards threw out barrister turned informer Nicola Gobbo’s lawsuit against the state, saying she was aware of the risks when she became a supergrass and ordered her to pay the state’s costs.
- Sherryn Groch
- Analysis
- Naked City
Crooks who zigged when they should have zagged
He remembered to floss but forgot to duck. Here’s our list of 10 of the underworld’s biggest blunders.
- John Silvester
Lawyer X Nicola Gobbo selling Melbourne apartment
The barrister-turned-informer is selling her bayside apartment while in hiding, as a verdict looms in her compensation suit against the state.
- Sherryn Groch
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- Crime
Melbourne gangland’s relief as underworld figures dodge witness box on eve of Lawyer X trial
Faruk Orman’s settlement with his ex-lawyer, Nicola Gobbo, has stopped his compensation trial from calling up witnesses such as Mick Gatto.
- Chris Vedelago and Cameron Houston
Police officers involved in ‘criminal enterprise’ in Lawyer X scandal unmasked
Two police officers found by a court to be part of a “joint criminal enterprise” with Lawyer X to manipulate the justice system and put drug kingpin Tony Mokbel behind bars have lost a legal battle to keep their identities secret.
- Marta Pascual Juanola and Erin Pearson
- Analysis
- Courts
Why gangland figure Tony Mokbel’s drug trafficking conviction could be overturned
A gangland lawyer became a police informer, but the bad guys got what they deserved, right? Yet, this alleged perversion could see Mokbel cleared.
- Tammy Mills
This cop found himself at the centre of the Lawyer X scandal. Now he’s running the next election
Jeff Pope might have fronted the media plenty of times for Victoria Police but he’s never really talked about himself – or his run ins with Nicola Gobbo. Until now.
- Sherryn Groch