Ex-ATO insider and convicted $330,000 fraudster Todd Patrick Richard Ryan back in custody after alleged breach of parole
He never apologised for stealing $330,000 to fund a lavish lifestyle – now this ATO insider is back in jail once more, this time accused of breaking parole.
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A remorseless and narcissistic former Australian Taxation Office insider, who stole $330,000 to fund a lavish lifestyle, is back in jail accused of breaching his parole.
On Friday, Todd Patrick Richard Ryan faced the Adelaide Magistrates Court by video link, following his arrest on a federal parole warrant.
Now sporting bleached-blond hair, Ryan was represented by his former lawyer – who explained, to the court, he was not formally acting for the fraudster.
He said he was appearing only as “a friend of the court”, a term that means counsel is neither paid nor instructed by a defendant, but is assisting to ensure the proper administration of justice.
Ryan, 46, was found guilty at trial of 13 counts of dishonestly obtaining an advantages from the Commonwealth and two counts of attempting to obtain an advantage.
He stole $330,235 and attempted to siphon a further $75,685 by creating fake businesses and claimed GST refunds for millions of dollars in fictitious sales.
Ryan, who had been diagnosed with a narcissistic personality disorder, splashed his cash on cars, luxury items, suits, fancy eateries and exotic getaways.
His former wife, Amy Celia Hill, 36, was found guilty of five counts of dishonestly obtaining an advantage.
She served as the registered director of several fake companies, facilitating the theft of $136,861.
Hill avoided jail on a three-year suspended sentence but Ryan was shown no leniency, with the court ruling he had shown “a complete absence of remorse”.
In March 2021, he was jailed for six years, with a 3-½ year non-parole period.
On Friday, Ryan’s former lawyer said he understood the fraudster had yet to be provided with full details of his alleged breach.
A Commonwealth prosecutor confirmed that was the case, saying federal parole authorities had yet to file an affidavit containing the allegations.
The prosecutor asked the matter be adjourned for that affidavit to be filed, and for Ryan to make application for the setting of a new non-parole period.
Ryan was remanded in custody until next month.
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