‘Seduced by his personality’: The fall of a finance fraudster
Linden Toll was a Sydney Grammar boy and one-time Macquarie futures trader who promised investors interest rates on loans of 10 to 12 per cent. But it was all a facade.
Linden Toll is in jail awaiting sentencing after he was found guilty of dishonestly obtaining advantage by deception and dealing with the proceeds of crime Bethany Rae
Investors say Linden Toll was “charming” and “charismatic”. The Sydney Grammar boy, law student and one-time Macquarie futures trader certainly looked the part. He owned houses in Bowral, the highlands district that’s become “Sydney’s Hamptons”, drove a $130,000 BMW, and favoured clothes from premium New Zealand label Rodd & Gunn.
Toll and his family holidayed in Maui and Byron Bay with his rugby league hero Gorden Tallis. A keen golfer, he also sat on the Bowral Golf Club board.
Tony BoydContributorTony Boyd is the former Chanticleer columnist. He has more than 35 years' experience as a finance journalist. Connect with Tony on Twitter. Email Tony at tony.boyd@afr.com
