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Darren Hafner: Claimed he made an honest mistake.

The downfall of a drug racket: An underworld drama

You might think that having lost a house to Tony Mokbel, Darren Hafner would have sought an alternative income stream. But he was nothing if not persistent.

  • John Silvester

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Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel walked from custody earlier this year.

Mokbel receives government payout for savage jail bashing

Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel has had another legal victory after receiving an undisclosed financial settlement over an attack in Barwon Prison in 2019.

  • Cameron Houston
Mokbel wearing a wig at the time of his arrest in Greece.

Crooks who zigged when they should have zagged

He remembered to floss but forgot to duck. Here’s our list of 10 of the underworld’s biggest blunders.

  • John Silvester
Nicola Gobbo (left) with Tony Mokbel outside court in 2004.

Lawyer X Nicola Gobbo selling Melbourne apartment

The barrister-turned-informer is selling her bayside apartment while in hiding, as a verdict looms in her compensation suit against the state.

  • Sherryn Groch
Underworld lawyer Sarah Tricarico leaves Melbourne Magistrates’ Court earlier this year.

Gangland lawyer’s court victory as licence suspension quashed

A judge has found there was only a flimsy basis for the suspension of Sarah Tricarico, whose clients include Tony Mokbel.

  • Melissa Cunningham
Former Purana taskforce chief detective Jim O’Brien (centre) outside court in 2012.

Police officers involved in ‘criminal enterprise’ in Lawyer X scandal unmasked

Two police officers found by a court to be part of a “joint criminal enterprise” with Lawyer X to manipulate the justice system and put drug kingpin Tony Mokbel behind bars have lost a legal battle to keep their identities secret.

  • Marta Pascual Juanola and Erin Pearson
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Tony Mokbel arrives at a police station in Melbourne this week.

Why gangland figure Tony Mokbel’s drug trafficking conviction could be overturned

A gangland lawyer became a police informer, but the bad guys got what they deserved, right? Yet, this alleged perversion could see Mokbel cleared.

  • Tammy Mills

From gangland to Northland: What Tony Mokbel did on his first morning of freedom

The drug kingpin who once had his own fashion label opted for low-key sportswear, knowing the new accessory on his ankle – an electronic monitoring bracelet – would catch enough attention.

  • Sherryn Groch
Mokbel and a companion visited Northland Shopping Centre in Melbourne on his first morning of freedom on Saturday, April 5.
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Tony Mokbel goes shopping for the first time in 18 years

Mokbel and a companion visited Northland Shopping Centre in Melbourne on his first morning of freedom on Saturday, April 5.

Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel walked from custody for the first time in almost 20 years on Friday.

A curfew and a smartphone ban: The bail conditions that will control Tony Mokbel’s life

Tony Mokbel will have his first full day of freedom in almost 20 years this weekend. But 31 bail conditions will control what he does.

  • Cassandra Morgan

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