The Snitch: Alexandra Jakob charged with assaulting ex-husband

A luxury car hire dealer who was allegedly too cosy with a senior Alameddine has been hit with a firearm order, while a wealthy businesswoman is in strife with the law. Read The Snitch.

A luxury car hire business owner said to be spending too much recreational time among Sydney’s underworld figures has failed in his bid to have a firearms prohibition order thrown out.

Ashraf Sawires took the NSW Police Commissioner to the tribunal in efforts to have the order tossed as he has “never engaged in any conduct that relates to … guns or illegal weapons”.

The 31-year-old business owner did not dispute he had been in the company of alleged organised crime figure Mohamad Alameddine and his associates – but denied he was engaged in any illegal conduct or had any bikie or organised crime links.

NCAT senior member Stephen Montgomery acknowledged Mr Sawires, like any business owner, occasionally had customers known to police.

NSW Police’s barrister Matthew Varley submitted Mohamad Alameddine has extensive links to the Comanchero, and had socialised with Mr Sawires repeatedly between 2019 and 2021.

Mohamad Alameddine. Picture: NewsWire / Monique Harmer

Mr Sawires’ barrister Jehane Ghabrial claimed he had since distanced himself from Alameddine.

“Occasionally, I would hear rumours or gossip or see and/or hear reports in the news or other forms of media, that some of my customers may have had interactions with the police or run-ins with the law in the past,” Mr Sawires said in cross-examination.

“But I never pry into their personal lives – it is not my place to ask questions about their background or personal lives in general.”

Mr Montgomery found Mr Sawires was aware some of his associates had been involved in organised crime, and had either been “reckless or naive about the risk that is posed”.

The decision to issue a firearm prohibitions order against Mr Sawires was affirmed.

UNCOMFORTABLE NEIGHBOURS

The wealthy Sydney businesswoman behind an uber-popular haircare brand has been charged with a slew of offences against her ex-husband turned neighbour.

Alexandra Jakob. Picture: NewsWire / BEN SYMONS

BondiBoost haircare brand founder Alexandra Jakob and her husband Gabriel were once a determinedly private couple best known for their successful childcare business and the three Point Piper properties they bought in a row with plans of building a billionaire’s compound.

The spouses are now just awkward neighbours – having taken one waterfront Wolseley Rd mansion apiece when they split – and Snitch can reveal Alexandra now faces allegations she assaulted and intimidated her ex.

Alexandra was charged last month with two counts of domestic common assault, one count of intimidation and two of entering a building or land with the intention of committing an indictable offence.

Alexandra Jakob and partner Michael Burn.

On Friday solicitor Javid Faiz confirmed Alexandra would plead not guilty to all five charges and she is set to defend the matter at Downing Centre Local Court on March 23 next year.

An apprehended violence order for Gabriel’s protection has also been imposed on an interim basis by NSW Police.

Alexandra’s new fiancee Michael Burn, who resides with her at her Point Piper address, was also charged with intimidating Gabriel over a separate alleged incident in May.

He will fight the charge at the same court on December 12.

WAS THE SOUND OF A CRESCENDO

Snitch has told you before about Isabella Criminale – a woman previously before NSW’s courts, whose name in Italian translates to “beautiful criminal”.

We can reveal Criminale was back at Bankstown Local Court on Thursday, charged with common assault and breaching an apprehended violence order.

It seems police will allege someone has been hit by – been struck by – a beautiful criminal.

Criminale pleaded guilty to both charges and will be sentenced in August.

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