New law to block legal challenge to AN0M sting
New laws will prevent any legal challenge to one of Australia’s most successful covert stings in organised crime using the encrypted AN0M application.
Crime In Focus
How Assange’s father is derailing his chance of a pardon
Australia spent significant political capital to get Julian Assange out of prison while the US attempted to extradite him on spying charges — but now his father has intervened.
‘Living nightmare’: Family pain of Aussies killed in the Philippines
The family of an Australian couple found dead in a hotel room broke down as they revealed the cruelty behind the senseless murder the Philippines.
Scary way criminals are using GPS trackers
Almost half of all GPS trackers are going to buyers with nefarious backgrounds and many are allegedly used in high-profile cases including the alleged murder of bikie boss Alen Moradian.
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New Gangitano and Melb ‘hitmen’ link to NCA bombing
A leaked memo has revealed how Melbourne’s most notorious “hitmen” can be linked to the NCA bombing in Adelaide after the ‘Black Prince of Lygon St’ met with an Italian Mafia don.
Mafia don ‘The Fox’ and five missing pieces of evidence
Lawyers for NCA bomber Domenic Perre know he was a Calabrian criminal, but they also know five missing pieces of evidence reveal another suspect who was a Mafia don.
‘Wannabe gangster’: Who Domenic Perre really was
Domenic Perre was a criminal, who was also under surveillance by cops investigating Italian organised crime across NSW, Canberra, Melbourne and Adelaide.
Why NCA bomber’s lawyers say cops got the wrong man
Two new pieces of evidence have cast doubt on the guilty verdict that put Domenic Perre behind bars for the NCA bombing. Legal action is also being considered. See the video.
‘Pulp Fiction’: Playboy gold dealer’s theft and scam empire
Jetsetting jewellery dealer Alex Mendieta-Blanco was famous for having Delta Goodrem at his party. But he was also convicted of a scam worth up to $1bn. This is how his empire worked.
Why crooks are moving from casinos to racing
Suspicious transactions within Victoria’s racing industry are not going unnoticed, say insiders, as money launderers move away from casinos.
AN0M drug kingpin jailed in cocaine cartel smash
A cartel linked to a top Australian law enforcer and tonnes of cocaine and ecstasy has been smashed for a second time.
Rise in online ‘hurtcore’: Aussie teen ordered to kill cat
An Australian girl, who was sucked into a online cult, was ordered to kill her cat by her abusers. Warning: Graphic.
Unmasked: The online cult members targeting Aussie kids
A baby-faced teen was exposed as the leader of online cult 764 which has targeted Aussie kids. See the list of alleged perpetrators.
Secret texts, cashies, mystery exits: Inside colossal scandal that brought down Michael Bosscher
Michael Bosscher was a high-flying Brisbane lawyer with big name clients. But in the winter of 2016, a major scandal erupted that sent the George St rumour mill into overdrive and ended in his jailing. This is the inside story.
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