When lawyers turn to crime
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Lawyer X
Nicola Gobbo felt ‘trapped’: Overland
Lawyer X Nicola Gobbo was ‘too enmeshed’ with criminal king pins, Simon Overland says.
Gobbo ‘in control of crime who’s who’
A former police handler of barrister-turned-police informer Nicola Gobbo has denied in court that she was a vulnerable person.
Lawyer X applied to become a magistrate
Nicola Gobbo has told a court that she applied to become a magistrate while she was informing on her gangland clients to Victoria Police.
Lawyer X admits breach of her legal obligations
Barrister-turned-police informer Nicola Gobbo has admitted she breached her duties by feeding police information about her gangland clients while representing them.
Lawyer X told to study up on spy movies
Barrister turned police informer Nicola Gobbo has told a court that police officers assured her the intelligence she provided about her underworld clients would not come back ‘to haunt’ her.
Lawyer X reveals years spent in hiding
A gangland scare, aggressive goat and a mice-infested house — Nicola Gobbo details her years spent in hiding after Lawyer X reveal.
Lawyer X reveals years spent in hiding
A gangland scare, aggressive goat and a mice-infested house — Nicola Gobbo details her years spent in hiding after Lawyer X reveal.
Lawyer X: ‘No end in sight to life of fear’
Barrister-turned-police informer Nicola Gobbo says she lives in ongoing fear that authorities will take her children away from her.
‘Like imprisonment’: Lawyer X slams time under police protection
Barrister-turned-police informer Nicola Gobbo has revealed how she fled Australia under a new identity but returned home months later to be greeted by officials with ‘hello, Lawyer X’.
Lawyer X under 24/7 surveillance: court
A gangland barrister exposed as a police informer had every facet of her life controlled by police after returning from overseas, a court has been told.
Lawyer X under 24/7 surveillance: court
A gangland barrister exposed as a police informer had every facet of her life controlled by police after returning from overseas, a court has been told.
Spying and casual sex: a voice returns to haunt the force
In her bid for even more millions from Victorian taxpayers, Nicola Gobbo is revealing more than ever about Tony Mokbel, Carl Williams, Benji Veniamin and Victoria Police during her secret life as Lawyer X.
Lawyer X reveals pressure from ‘Mokbel crew’
The former criminal barrister turned police informer has revealed her tense run-ins with infamous figures in Victoria’s criminal underworld.
Gobbo talks of hit men and gangland wars
Barrister-turned-police informer Nicola Gobbo has described the moment gangland hit man Benji Veniamin threatened her at her house as she takes the witness stand in her case against Victoria.
Lawyer X reveals pressure from ‘Mokbel crew’
The former criminal barrister turned police informer has revealed her tense run-ins with infamous figures in Victoria’s criminal underworld.
New identity but no place safe for Lawyer X
A court has heard that Nicola Gobbo has a new identity and has lived in more than 20 locations with her family in a bid to ensure their safety since her role as a police informer was revealed.
Ex-police chief accused of failing Lawyer X
Lawyers acting for a gangland barrister turned police informant have accused a former police chief of “gross and reckless” failures.
Ex-police chief accused of failing Lawyer X
Lawyers acting for a gangland barrister turned police informant have accused a former police chief of “gross and reckless” failures.
Police ‘laid bait’ to keep Lawyer X talking
Nicola Gobbo’s lawyer has told the opening day of her civil action against the state of Victoria the former gangland barrister was lured by police to provide information on her criminal clients.
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