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How police aced Tennis Australia official’s web of lies
A teacher and high-ranking tennis official tried to defraud his way out of trouble using phoney documents. But a canny prosecutor was not fooled.
- by Perry Duffin
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Driver speeding to casino before Anzac Bridge double fatal crash, jury told
Adeeb Sukkar was allegedly weaving in and out of traffic before he crashed into two people who had stopped to exchange details following an accident.
- by Sarah McPhee and Amber Schultz
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NSW
‘He got me when I was young’: The brave evidence of Dick Caine’s victims
From June to August, while the identity of their former swimming coach could not be reported, six people told a court of the trauma he inflicted decades ago.
- by Sarah McPhee
Actor Simon Baker pleads guilty to drink-driving
The Boy Swallows Universe star has pleaded guilty to drink-driving in a northern NSW court.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
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Crime
How this man swindled bank customers out of tens of thousands of dollars
Romanian Alexandru Vasile Badaric and his partner landed in Australia aiming to steal card details from ATMs. But US authorities had tipped off local police.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
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‘I love a cunning plan’: How crime boss cut CFMEU-endorsed and tax-dodging deals
Secret police recordings helped unravel George Alex’s sprawling and corrupt labour hire empire.
- by Nick McKenzie, David Marin-Guzman and Kate McClymont
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NSW
Joey’s home is his castle. He pays $50 a month in rent
It was a case that “appears to have been lifted from the script of the classic Australian film The Castle,” said a NSW magistrate.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
‘Bored’ CBA staffer stole details of hundreds of customers to feed fraud
Curtis McNulty stole more than $53,000 from PayPal while working for the bank in Sydney, mainly by using fraudulent refunds for items such as $3000 sneakers.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
Judge vilified sexual assault complainant, bullied prosecutor, watchdog finds
The NSW Judicial Commission said District Court Judge Robert Newlinds should not hear criminal cases for the “foreseeable future” after his conduct in a sexual assault trial.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
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Woman grilled in court about alleged rape at The Star
A woman allegedly punched, headbutted, kicked and raped by a man inside a Sydney hotel room has denied initiating sexual activity or that it was consensual.
- by Sarah McPhee and Nick Newling
Alienation of middle class from litigation a justice system ‘failure’
One of the country’s most prominent judges has labelled the affordability of litigation as a justice system “failure”, revealing he is troubled by a lack of trust in the courts.
- by Riley Walter
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