Transgender con artist rorts ATO to fund gender treatment
A transgender woman on a community corrections order for dishonesty offence rorted the federal and state governments out of nearly $130k to fund gender treatment.
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Shock decision in pedo music teacher and fiance case
A pedophile music teacher who worked on the Priscilla Queen of the Desert production filmed himself sexually violating children while his fiance fantasised about kids being raped.
Woman caring for cancer-stricken daughter dies in collision
A cancer sufferer is grieving the loss of her 80-year-old mother and caregiver who died in a road collision caused by a disability support worker.
Accountant allegedly pockets $7.6m of client’s money
A Melbourne accountant allegedly pocketed $7.6m in tax payments over nearly three years from a corporate giant that ran businesses such as the York on Lilydale.
Grub massage therapist admits to sexually assaulting female client
A Melbourne therapist ran a vibrating massage gun on top of a client’s vagina, told her she had a beautiful body and she needed to please herself as it would be good for her thyroid.
Frauds who tricked motel operators out of $3m cop bigger whack
Two crooks befriended the operators of a Melbourne motel and bled them and their wider family dry after tricking them into handing over nearly $3m to fund a court case.
Thug barricades new mate in room and demands cash
A thug locked his new-found friend in a room and threatened to stab him if he didn’t give him money following a big night on the beers and weed.
Keilor drive-by shooter jailed for firing at pregnant ex
An enraged ice addict has been jailed after he fired 10 shots at his ex-partner’s house and another four at a car she travelled in during a frightening drive-by shooting at Keilor Lodge.
Shifty property developer swindles friends of more than $1m
A con artist tricked his mates — including a man battling cancer — into giving him more than $1m to set up a garbage business that he instead used to splurge on property and luxury cars.
Gang of bikies bash former Nomads bigwig after ‘rat’ claims
A group of Nomads’ bikies ganged up to bash the now disowned Melbourne city chapter’s president in a vicious sledgehammer assault after accusing him of being a “rat”.
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