Suspicious cop watched Lawyer X
A former detective became so suspicious of ‘Lawyer X’ that she was put under surveillance.
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Handler’s Gobbo fears
A police handler refused to take on Nicola Gobbo, “astounded” she’d been recruited as an informer.
Gobbo’s cover blown within a year
Nicola Gobbo received death threats from criminals who suspected she was a police snitch.
Lawyer X ‘played’ Mokbel sister
Nicola Gobbo helped police in a fraud case against Zaharoula Mokbel when briefed to defend her on the charges.
Top cop warned Gobbo would die
Simon Overland used Nicola Gobbo as a witness after being warned she would be murdered.
Lawyer X ‘helped pay for hit’
The defence barrister was accused by one of her own gangland clients of helping underworld bosses pay him for a contract killing.
Cops set trap for Mokbel
Nicola Gobbo tried to convince a client to rat on the Mokbels as she billed Tony Mokbel for advice.
‘Turning snitch a disaster’
The policeman who recruited Nicola Gobbo as an informant says her decision to snitch was a “disaster” for the barrister.
‘Tell me all about Mokbel’
Asked about her underworld client Tony Mokbel, Nicola Gobbo sealed life as a snitch with her reply.
Plea to informer: shut your Gobbo
Victoria Police considered locking up Nicola Gobbo to stop her representing crooks she was informing against.
Gobbo ‘put on ice’ by police
Handlers tried to put Nicola Gobbo into “baby sitting” mode to stop gangland figures discovering she was a snitch.
Cops fail in bid for secrecy
Victoria Police has failed in an attempt to prevent public scrutiny of evidence from police handlers who dealt with Nicola Gobbo.
‘Thrown under the bus’
A member of the secret police team which dealt daily with Nicola Gobbo has disputed an “ill-informed” report.
Orman to sue over jail time
Faruk Orman will sue for more than a decade behind bars after his murder conviction was quashed.
I’m not bitter: Orman
After more than a decade in jail, Faruk Orman wept as he was freed amid the Lawyer X scandal.
Lawyer X plied with trips
Victoria Police used taxpayer money to ply Nicola Gobbo with trips, tickets and an allowance.
Police try to censor doco
EXCLUSIVE | Victoria Police claim the Sky News program could “obstruct” the royal commission into the matter.
Melbourne’s gangland war came to an end in the back seat of a police car.
How Williams went down
New details from a killer’s confession reveal how the first rat turned against Carl Williams.
Cops hid confession to Lawyer X
An attempt by Victoria Police to conceal Nicola Gobbo’s secret life as a registered informant prevented “significant evidence’’ from being put to a jury.
‘Expect more appeals’
Victoria’s top cop says the Lawyer X inquiry will lead to more criminal appeals and compromises the force’s ability to fight crime.
‘Killer’ given a break
Faruk Orman could become the first person to walk free as a result of the Lawyer X saga.
‘Cloud cuckoo land’
Victoria Police have sought to prevent a jailed gangland killer from accessing evidence that may prove he was wrongly convicted.
Police, Gobbo ‘set me up’
A former detective once accused of murdering an underworld snitch has unloaded on Victoria Police.
Former detective to take stand
Paul Dale will be the first witness when the fourth round of royal commission hearings begins.
‘Upset? I’d have sacked her’
A gangland killer is still in shock at discovering his lawyer Nicola Gobbo was a police snitch.
Lawyer X inquiry boss flays police
Lawyer X royal commissioner Margaret McMurdo says she is being forced to conduct her inquiry with one hand tied.
Police delays slammed
The frustrated head of the Lawyer X inquiry says delays suggest police are “resistant to disclosure”.
‘Mud sticks, get a raincoat’
A diary note made 20 years ago by Nicola Gobbo records what she says are threats by police.
Cops help Mokbel appeal
Victoria Police has been told to prioritise assisting drug kingpin Tony Mokbel in his appeal efforts.
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