Melbourne gangland
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Organised crime
He’s one of Australia’s most wanted criminals. This is why he’s untouchable
Police suspect Kazem Hamad is directing the Melbourne tobacco war firebombings, shootings and drug trafficking from Iraq. We reveal why they can’t bring him back to face justice.
- by Chris Vedelago and Marta Pascual Juanola
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‘Cash for the boys’: How underworld figures pulled the strings at ASX-listed company
Earlier this year, technology group Dubber found $26.6 million of its cash reserves was missing. Text messages and a ledger of a gangland lawyer’s trust account allege the money was paid out to an array of colourful characters.
- by Sarah Danckert and Carla Jaeger
Rich man, poor man, gangland, parmesan: Melbourne’s constantly shifting suburb
Perched on the edge of Melbourne’s CBD, Carlton has risen and fallen with the city’s fortunes. After the gangland war, it is forging a new path.
- by David Estcourt
Second man charged over execution-style killing of Gavin ‘Capable’ Preston
Rabii Abram Zahabe was arrested on unrelated matters in Sydney, prompting Victoria Police homicide squad detectives to head north to charge him over Preston’s murder at a suburban cafe.
- by Cassandra Morgan
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Crime
Motorbike hit team carried out suspected Calabrian mafia hit on John Latorre
A small motorbike – potentially even a Vespa or another type of scooter – was used as a getaway vehicle in the brazen murder of fruiterer John Latorre in Melbourne’s northern suburbs last week.
- by Chris Vedelago and Lachlan Abbott
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Crime
Wedding venue torched hours after underworld figure’s fight club went up in flames
Taskforce Lunar is investigating whether a fire where “The Punisher” had been scheduled to fight is linked to a second fire in Melbourne’s north.
- by Alex Crowe
The story behind a near impossible photo
When photographer Jason South set out to get a shot of Tony Mokbel attending a County Court hearing this week, he knew it would be difficult – but not impossible. After all, he’d been practising.
- by Orietta Guerrera
‘Don’t trust her’: Gangland boss Carl Williams’ warning about Gobbo
When Tony Mokbel was returned to Australia from Greece he ignored a plea from the gangland killer not to trust the supergrass barrister.
- by David Estcourt
Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel says Gobbo told him to flee pending murder charges
For the first time in more than a decade, former drug kingpin Tony Mokbel has spoken in public, at a trial for his appeal after the Lawyer X scandal.
- by David Estcourt
‘This is terrifying’: Car torched at Fawkner home days after doorstep shooting
The home linked to an alleged gangland figure was targeted for the second time in less than a week, with neighbours afraid the attacks will worsen.
- by Lachlan Abbott
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Industrial relations
‘We can cause you grief’: Gatto’s words of warning to construction whistleblower
The underworld figure has long played a role in the building industry but rarely would people speak publicly about it, until now.
- by Nick McKenzie and David Marin-Guzman
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