Informer 3838
This cop found himself at the centre of the Lawyer X scandal. Now he’s running the next election
Jeff Pope might have fronted the media plenty of times for Victoria Police but he’s never really talked about himself – or his run ins with Nicola Gobbo. Until now.
- Sherryn Groch
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Overland, police gave unreliable, dishonest evidence, judge finds in scathing Lawyer X ruling
A judge’s finding that former chief commissioner Simon Overland and other police were deliberately dishonest about their dealings with Nicola Gobbo is a boost to Tony Mokbel’s bid to have his convictions quashed.
- Cameron Houston, Marta Pascual Juanola, Sherryn Groch and Erin Pearson
Corrupt police fight to keep names a secret following Tony Mokbel bombshell
Two police officers found to have formed a criminal conspiracy with Lawyer X to manipulate a witness are fighting to keep their names a secret.
- Erin Pearson and Brittany Busch
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- Crime
Underworld figure Faruk Orman wins up to $1m payout over Nicola Gobbo betrayal
The man who had his conviction for being the getaway driver in a gangland killing overturned because of the Lawyer X scandal has reached a settlement with Victoria Police.
- Chris Vedelago and Cameron Houston
- Analysis
- Naked City
Pass the pita: Where does the Mokbel fiasco go from here?
Retrial, deal, compensation? John Silvester on what could happen in the Tony Mokbel saga.
- John Silvester
- Analysis
- For subscribers
Mokbel findings skewer senior officers, prosecutor
The story of a drug cook, a lawyer and a late-night pizza has returned to haunt Victoria Police.
- Chip Le Grand
- Updated
- Courts
The damning Supreme Court findings that could free Tony Mokbel
A damning court finding about the conduct of police and prosecutors in the Lawyer X case is the strongest indication yet that drug baron Tony Mokbel could be set free.
- Chris Vedelago
‘Nuttier than a sackful of squirrel poo’: Barristers bicker over elections
Some of the state’s most senior lawyers took to LinkedIn to have a spirited discussion about their industry body.
- Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
CBD crime investigation: The chief justice, the university and the mystery of the missing gift
When the University of Melbourne Law School went to give Chief Justice of Federal Court Debra Mortimer her thank you gift, it wasn’t there.
- Stephen Brook, Kishor Napier-Raman and Tom Cowie
‘I’m broken’: Nicola Gobbo tells court how Lawyer X reveal changed her life
A gangland-hit scare, police threats to remove her children and a goat being shot are among Nicola Gobbo’s recollections of her time in hiding.
- Emily Woods
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