White collar crime
The Australian ‘fraudster’, the drinkable vegan skincare and the former Miss Argentina
A couple from the Victorian town of Leongatha have found themselves caught in the middle of an incredible tale of alleged deception – one that involves a global drinkable vegan skincare brand and a supermodel.
- Sarah Danckert
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- Superannuation
Family have $50m in property frozen as part of missing super scandal
Liquidators allege Robert Filippini received $158 million from the Shield Master Fund before it collapsed with $500 million of client’s superannuation.
- Sarah Danckert
‘Do what you want, LOL’: Boss of collapsed super fund says record keeping was inadequate
First Guardian boss David Anderson told a court that notes on where the fund’s millions were being transferred were not up to standard “by a long shot”.
- Sarah Danckert
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- Banking products
Fake documents, ghost trucks: Westpac’s secret fraud probe revealed
Westpac has conducted an internal investigation into fraud in its business banking division that staff say has been driven by a toxic, sales-focused culture.
- Charlotte Grieve
Celebrity chef Scott Pickett’s business owed $27 million before collapse
Four of the chef’s famed Melbourne restaurants still owe eye-watering sums amid fears they don’t have the capacity to repay their debts.
- Sarah Danckert
Collapsed super fund manager denies investor funds paid for his luxury home renovation
Paul Chiodo faced a public examination in the Federal Court on behalf of liquidators trying to track down how and where $500 million of superannuation was spent.
- Sarah Danckert
Cellulite butter? Wall Street giant lashes out at fraudster after ill-fated $US175m deal
What would you do if the federal government wanted you in jail and the boss of JPMorgan was paying your legal bills?
- Ron Lieber
ASIC ups the ante with avalanche of lawsuits for Shield, First Guardian
The corporate watchdog has stung a range of groups which received big fees for driving 12,000 ordinary Australians into a $1 billion super disaster.
- Sarah Danckert
‘Super villain’: Chinese woman jailed after $10 billion crypto seizure
Zhimin Qian evaded arrest in China after fleeing on a moped then travelled using fake passports before settling in Britain under a fake name.
- Upmanyu Trivedi
‘Biggest name in crypto’: Trump pardons billionaire who admitted to money laundering
Changpeng “CZ” Zhao and his company Binance have been key supporters of some of the Trump family’s crypto enterprises.
- Will Weissert and Alan Suderman