Stuart MacGill kidnap: Accused resigned from company linked to George Alex

The brother of MacGill’s ex-girlfriend resigned last week from a company linked to two men charged along with George Alex in a multimillion-dollar tax and money laundering syndicate.

One of the men charged over Stuart MacGill’s alleged kidnap resigned four days ago from a company linked to ­Sydney construction identity George Alex.

Marino Sotiropoulos, 46, the brother of McGill’s ex-girlfriend, was the sole director of the company.

Two other former directors of the company, Lucas Connell, 47, the one-time manager of an insolvency firm, and ex-ANZ bank manager Lindsay Kirschberg, 63, were arrested in dawn raids last year by the Australian Police.

They were charged with involvement in a criminal syndicate allegedly led by Alex to use ­labour hire companies to avoid tax and launder money.

Sydney construction identity George Alex.

They were among a dozen people arrested after an 18-month investigation known as Operation Bordelon, led by the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Taxation ­Office.

Records show that shareholders in the company, which changed its name from GHRC Qld Pty Ltd, were two other companies linked to the alleged money laundering syndicate — BFRA Holdings Pty Ltd and GHR Consolidation Pty Ltd.

GHR Consolidated, of which Kirschberg was a director, allegedly contributed laundered funds for Alex to buy a beachfront Gold Coast property, according to court documents tendered to Southport Magistrates Court.

The sole director and secretary of BFRA Holdings was Lucas Connell.

Stuart MacGill was allegedly kidnapped on April 14. Picture: Adam Yip

It is not known how Sotiropoulos, who owns a number of labour hire companies, knew the two men. There is no suggestion he was involved in the tax avoidance and money laundering syndicate.

Alex, 49, has publicly ­denied any involvement in the alleged scheme. He, along with Kirschberg and Connell, will appear for committal in June.