AUSTRAC’s prosecution of Crown Resorts for allegedly allowing upwards of $70 billion of dirty cash to churn through its casinos is approaching the sharp end, with the Federal Court set to unveil a long-awaited case timeline on Friday.

Sources expect Justice Michael Lee will set out the dates for AUSTRAC’s prosecution at a case-management hearing in Sydney. He ordered the pair to quickly work out agreed facts during a hearing in February in which he dressed down the regulator.