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Lawyer X: The Scorpion’s sting

Lawyer X: The Scorpion’s sting

As bullets flew and crims turned on their own during Melbourne’s gangland conflict, the police had an unlikely but powerful weapon. Secretly, one woman shaped the course of the underworld war — now her betrayals are set to bring the legal system to its knees.

Andrew Hodson, son of murdered couple Terence and Christine Hodson, has come out in support of former Homicide Squad member Det Sgt Charlie Bezzina, who has been transferred as part of a police force reshuffle. Terrence Hodson. Terry Hodson.

Lawyer X: The Hodson betrayal

How did a secret police file which exposed Nicola Gobbo’s former client Terry Hodson as an informer end up in the hands of the Melbourne underworld?

30/04/2010 NEWS: The gold coffin with the body of gangland killer Carl Williams leaves the funeral service at a church in Essendon, Melbourne. Pic. Stuart Mcevoy

Lawyer X: The man in the golden coffin

When they laid drug kingpin Carl Williams to rest the truth about several unsolved gangland murders were buried with him. Did he also take secrets about Nicola Gobbo to the grave?

Melbourne property developer and accused cocaine trafficker Tony Mokbel leaves Melbourne Magistrates Court with lawyer.

Lawyer X: A wig and a prayer

Drug baron, daring fugitive and wig wearer Tony Mokbel was always making deals — it didn’t matter if it was drugs, properties or jail sentences. Now he’s eyeing off the biggest deal of his life.

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Taxpayers to fork out for Mokbel freedom bid

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Taxpayers to fork out for Mokbel freedom bid

Broke drug lord Tony Mokbel will have the cost of appealing his conviction covered by the taxpayer as the five-year saga drags on.

Police back in court over secret Lawyer X documents

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Police back in court over secret Lawyer X documents

A court will decide if Victoria Police can hand over secret documents to a special investigator, as the force is probed over the Lawyer X scandal.

Freed Lawyer X victim sues over snitching

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Freed Lawyer X victim sues over snitching

The first man to have his conviction quashed over the Lawyer X scandal is suing Nicola Gobbo for helping send him to jail.

Dark secrets linger over Carl Williams’ brutal prison death

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Dark secrets linger over Carl Williams’ brutal prison death

Carl Williams became a marked man when he began his transition from gangland boss to supergrass — but questions about his murder remain.

Killer claims lawyer pushed self-defence plea in police shootings

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Killer claims lawyer pushed self-defence plea in police shootings

Convicted killer Bandali Debs has told a court lawyer Nicola Gobbo told him to plead self-defence over the Silk-Miller police shootings.

How $1800 legal bill could set Mokbel free

How $1800 legal bill could set Mokbel free

Gangland boss Tony Mokbel’s potential freedom hangs on one small legal bill — and it could be the best small change the drug kingpin has ever spent.

Mokbel lawyer slams DPP’s ‘win at all costs’ mentality

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Mokbel lawyer slams DPP’s ‘win at all costs’ mentality

Tony Mokbel’s lawyer has accused the state’s top prosecution of not “seeking the truth’’ over the Lawyer X scandal.

Victoria Police legal services director Fin McRae arrives to give evidence at the Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants at the Fair Work Commission in Melbourne, Friday, January 31, 2020. (AAP Image/James Ross) NO ARCHIVING

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Victoria Police’s top lawyer gets thumbs up over Gobbo scandal

Victoria Police’s top lawyer has been cleared over his role in the Lawyer X scandal, despite a royal commission claiming he “persistently” failed in his professional duties over the saga.

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Purana task force officers arrest Rob Karam

Prosecutors probed over Lawyer X in drug tsar’s freedom bid

As convicted drug lord Rob Karam appeals to be freed from jail, top prosecutors will be probed over what they knew about the police informer who helped get him locked up.

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Millions spent to hide Lawyer X in Australia

Millions spent to hide Lawyer X in Australia

Victoria Police is spending millions to keep lawyer-turned-snitch Nicola Gobbo hidden in Australia, with a claim they also threatened to take her kids as leverage to keep her quiet.

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24/11/2011 NEWS: Supreme Court. Tony Mokbel looks up with a grin as he arrives alone in a prison van (with support van with armed guards one with a shotgun, standing by as he was unloaded)

Mokbel lawyer says police delays ‘undermining’ court

Tony Mokbel’s barrister has accused Victoria Police of weighing down the drug lord’s bid for freedom in a “quagmire” of delays.

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The secret police want to keep from Mokbel

The secret police want to keep from Mokbel

Police want to keep Tony Mokbel and his legal team blind to sensitive information as the drug tsar fights his trafficking convictions.

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Williams’ killer seeking pictures of prison guards

Williams’ killer seeking pictures of prison guards

Jailed killer Matthew Johnson is digging for a photo of prison guards with Victoria’s most notorious police informer as he fights his conviction for murdering Carl Williams.

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Mokbel hits out as freedom bid staggers through court system

Mokbel hits out as freedom bid staggers through court system

Tony Mokbel and his legal team have hit out at prosecutors as his bid to walk free from jail languishes in the court system.

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Screengrab taken from and ABC News tv interview featuring Melbourne lawyer Nicola Gobbo, who has been revealed as Lawyer X. A police informant during during Melbourne's gangland wars. Ms Gobbo was first recruited in 1995 and worked with police until 2009, with drug lord Tony Mokbel and gangland figure Carl Williams among her clients. (Supplied by ABC NEWS)

Retired justice to probe if cops could be charged over Lawyer X

The retired high court justice probing the Lawyer X fiasco will be given powers to examine whether police officers should face criminal charges.

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Nicola Gobbo. Screen grabs from ABC 7:30 Report.

New laws to end police secrecy

The explosive Lawyer X scandal has triggered a tough new law that aims to end police’s ability to hide “relevant’’ information.

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Mafia boss’ audacious book claim in bid for freedom

Mafia boss’ audacious book claim in bid for freedom

Jailed mafia don Rocco Arico has seized on this surprising piece of evidence in his bid to catch out his lawyer and a make a bid for freedom.

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Rob Karam outside the County court. Ecstacy bust case.

Lawyer X asked to testify in drug lord’s appeal

She helped police lock him up when she became a snitch but now Lawyer X, Nicola Gobbo, has been asked to give evidence in drug lord Rob Karam’s appeal.

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