Case Reports
2022-2023
Location:
New South Wales
Serious Financial and Corporate Crime
The story of one of Australia’s largest and most complex criminal tax fraud enterprises is almost complete after years of the conspiracies operating, blackmail by co-offenders, a subsequent AFP/ATO investigation including surveillance and finally numerous prosecutions by the CDPP.
2021-2022
Location:
Victoria
Serious Financial and Corporate Crime
On 15 June 2022, the County Court of Victoria convicted and fined Avanteos $1.71 million for failing to update defective disclosure statements, which the Court described as a very serious failure of corporate governance.
2020-2021
Location:
New South Wales
Serious Financial and Corporate Crime
Between about 14 October 2016 and 8 October 2019, Hopkins, a financial advisor, engaged in dishonest conduct in relation to the provision of financial services to 13 clients of his financial advisory business, QWL Pty Ltd.
Location:
Western Australia
Serious Financial and Corporate Crime
Mr Kathiravelu was undertaking capital raising for a listed company and conspired with a business associate to ensure shares on the ASX would close higher than the price to be offered under the capital raising.