Police have suffered a delay in their case against Guy Sebastian’s former manager Titus Day
Celebrity manager Titus Day is accused by police of ripping off Guy Sebastian of more than $1 million between 2013 and this year.
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Police have been delayed in obtaining statements from overseas witnesses in their fraud case against Guy Sebastian’s former manager Titus Day, a court has been told.
Day, 46, of Bondi, was mentioned in Downing Centre Local Court on Thursday after being accused by police of ripping off Mr Sebastian of more than $1 million between 2013 and this year.
Police allege in a fact sheet Day was “calculating” when figuring out which amounts of money to divert and which amounts to actually pass onto The Voice judge when working as his manager.
Police prosecutor Malek Alzaim told the court he had spoken to the officer in charge of the investigation, who had told him detectives were still obtaining statements from people overseas.
“It was adjourned on the last occasion so statements could be obtained overseas,” Mr Alzaim said.
“I’ve had instructions from the OIC this morning – those matters and statements are still outstanding, there’s been some delays.”
Day’s defence lawyer Daniel Wakim told the court he wasn’t in a position to “know what’s coming”.
Outside court, Mr Wakim said his client denied all his charges.
“The matter is going through the procedural process – my client maintains his innocence and will fully defend these proceedings,” Mr Wakim said.
“I’m seeking an adjournment date to October 15 for those statements to be obtained.”
Chief Magistrate Judge Graeme Henson agreed to adjourn the matter until a later date.
Day was excused from attending the court because he was legally represented.
Police allege in the fact sheet Day showed “a large amount of planning and deceit” during his offending.
“The amount totals over $1 million dollars – this is a significant amount of money and police believe this is of the higher-level fraud offence,” the fact sheet alleges.
Day effectively managed the income source of Mr Sebastian’s career and the pop star put large amounts of trust into him when working together, police state in the court documents.
The police fact sheet alleges an overseas company called Premier Muzik made more than 20 payments into a “trust account” for the services of Mr Sebastian between 2015 and this year, but only five of these payments were actually paid through to the singer.