White collar crime
‘Grimm Reaper of Melbourne stockbroking’ jailed for losing victims’ life savings
Bradley Grimm will serve at least nine months behind bars for dishonestly transferring his vulnerable client’s retirement money into the bank accounts of private companies he owned.
- by Sarah Danckert and Erin Pearson
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The ‘NASA command controller’ and the $50 million of lost crypto
Ash Balanian’s investors were told he was a NASA scientist, had a degree from Harvard and their investments would be safe. The Federal Court has since heard that it’s likely that none of those things are true.
- by Sarah Danckert
ASIC’s ‘grave concerns’ over use of investor funds amid sports star payment claims
Investors in the Shield Master Fund thought they were investing in property and shares. Instead, their money was improperly handled, a Melbourne court has heard.
- by Sarah Danckert
Former top barrister Norman O’Bryan charged with fraud over class action scheme
The former senior counsel, from one of Victoria’s notable legal families, is alleged to have rorted claimants in the Banksia Securities class action scheme out of millions of dollars.
- by Sarah Danckert
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Sharemarket
Four face jail time over ‘pump and dump’ scam on messaging app
Four people face jail time after being criminally charged with operating a “pump and dump” scheme on encrypted messaging app Telegram.
- by Colin Kruger
The fallen tech titan, a suburban gangland lawyer and a $26.6m mystery
The corporate watchdog is investigating what happened to $75 million of an ASX-listed company’s cash. At the centre of the investigation are two men – a gangland lawyer and a charming tech executive.
- by Sarah Danckert and Carla Jaeger
Private jets, Ibiza villas and $9000 wines: An epic art fraudster tells all
Inigo Philbrick went to jail for the largest art swindle in US history. But he isn’t losing too much sleep over what he did.
- by Laura Pullman
‘Ivan the Terrible’: The rise and fall of a notorious Wall Street titan
Ivan Boesky, who rose to fame and fortune before heading to jail, was believed to have been the model for Wall Street’s Gordon Gekko, one of Hollywood’s most memorable villains.
- by Greg Farrell
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Cryptocurrencies
Up to $150 million at risk as two Australian bitcoin schemes go bust
Hundreds of local investors are chasing their investments in two separate schemes, including one run by a man who says he’s a former NASA scientist.
- by Sarah Danckert
‘Mango’ puzzle: The maths whiz accused of stealing $167 million
A jailed trader who majored in maths is accused of stealing millions. His criminal trial touches on a big argument within the world of crypto.
- by David Voreacos and Chris Dolmetsch
The Cannes yacht encounter with ‘Chunk’ that sparked alleged $2.8 billion fraud
Two associates of fugitive Jho Low, the alleged mastermind of arguably the biggest financial heist of the 21st century, will face Switzerland’s top criminal court.
- by Hugo Miller
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