This Month
Jan Cameron guilty of misleading market by hiding Bellamy’s stake
The judgment was delivered more than two years after the hearing which ran for two weeks through October and November 2021.
- Max Mason and Carrie LaFrenz
November
Eyes on BBY ex-chairman Glenn Rosewall as execs charged
Rosewall was at the helm of the failed stockbroker between 2004 and its spectacular collapse in 2015.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Bookkeeper who bought plane, cars, property for tax fraudster guilty
Christopher Guillan spent $2.5 million of the Plutus tax fraud to buy 19 vehicles for Adam Cranston, including Porsches, race cars, a plane, motorbikes and a boat.
- David Marin-Guzman
- Exclusive
- Investing
Banker accused of fraud in Aspen and California appears in Australia
The US Securities and Exchange Commission says it has also detected Andrew Waters soliciting investment in Bali. He denies all wrongdoing.
- Primrose Riordan
Why an SBF trial wouldn’t happen in ‘lamentably slow’ Australia
Departing Federal Court judge Steven Rares warns corporate laws have become “incomprehensible” and the prosecution of white-collar criminals is too slow.
- Updated
- Michael Pelly
Lawyers, realtors prepare for war against dirty money crackdown
Australia is among a handful of countries that fail to include lawyers, real estate agents and accountants in anti-money-laundering protections. Legislation is expected next year.
- Tom McIlroy
October
The Adelaide bus driver’s son unravelling FTX’s web of fraud
Peter Easton has been involved in litigation related to 33 major financial scandals and disputes in the US and Australia over more than 20 years.
- Nick Bonyhady
Bankman-Fried brought to book
Sam Bankman-Fried fidgeted his way through his first week in court while onlookers juggled the blockbuster trial and Michael Lewis’ new book about him.
- Matthew Cranston and Jessica Sier
What you need to know about FTX founder’s case
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and former chief executive of the collapsed FTX exchange, will begin his six-week trial in New York City on Wednesday (AEDT).
- Jessica Sier
QIC files for Deutsche Bank papers over Danske dirty money scandal
Documents filed with a New York court show the Queensland investment giant attempting to prove the Danish bank had poor controls when its share price crashed.
- Nick Bonyhady
September
- Exclusive
- Venture capital
Tidal Ventures founder entangled with ‘fugitive’ Aussie’s company
Grant McCarthy helped raise funds for a company run by Andrew Waters, an Australian former investment banker accused by US authorities of defrauding investors.
- Primrose Riordan
‘Maybe charge me for being an idiot’: SEC hunts Aussie banker
Andrew Waters, accused of defrauding American investors then fleeing the country, blames a former Trump adviser for his troubles.
- Primrose Riordan
Australian couple defrauded wealthy Americans, SEC claims
Andrew and Helen Waters targeted the parents of their children’s friends in California and Aspen to pay for a “lavish” lifestyle, the US regulator alleges.
- Primrose Riordan
August
Bankman-Fried surviving ‘on bread and water’ in jail
The claims came as former billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried faced a slew of further criminal charges over the collapse of crypto exchange FTX.
- Luc Cohen and Jody Godoy
How one woman tried to get $115,000 in fake GST refunds
A Victorian woman who avoided jail for tax fraud was one of 56,000 Australians who took part in a massive GST scam that spread through TikTok.
- Max Mason
July
The ‘besties’ who fleeced NAB and how it all unravelled
A trusted insider with the ability to approve millions in spending – no questions asked – and her “bestie”, fleeced NAB of $70 million. Now they’re both behind bars.
- Updated
- Max Mason
- Updated
- Courts
NAB fraudster gets 15 years’ jail
Helen Rosamond will serve a minimum non-parole period of eight years for her part in defrauding National Australia Bank of millions of dollars along with her friend, who was the CEO’s chief of staff.
- Updated
- Max Mason
- Opinion
- Opinion
NAB fraud exposed excessive corporate culture
Life is made easier for corporate fraudsters when the business being milked allows for $26,000-a-head management events at luxury resorts.
- Updated
- Tony Boyd
June
Former Big Un CFO hit with $5m insider trading charge
Andrew Corner is alleged to have had inside information when he procured two private companies to sell 1.7 million Big Un shares in late 2017.
- Max Mason
iSignthis boss ‘lying’ about Visa termination: court
iSignthis CEO John Karantzis lied to Clayton Utz about the nature of a letter from Visa, terminating the Australian fintech’s agreement, a court has heard.
- Updated
- Max Mason
