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Cromwell JV’s adviser stole $53k from ex-employer – 16 August 2020
The chief executive of the property adviser to ‘Cromwell’s proposed Stratus Cromwell Data Centre Fund’, pleaded guilty in 1997 to stealing $53,811 from his ex-employer, commercial real estate agent Jones Lang Wootton for which he was sentenced to 18 months with parole by a Perth District Court.
https://www.afr.com/rear-window/cromwell-jv-s-adviser-stole-53k-from-ex-employer-20200813-p55lbf
Lawyer called in to investigate SBS racism – 14 August 2020
An independent lawyer has been called in to investigate allegations of racism and bullying at SBS.
Former staff claimed they’d endured racism in the newsroom and bullying from superiors.
https://www.qt.com.au/news/lawyer-called-in-to-investigate-sbs-racism/4078726/
Australian VIP Punter Faces fraud Charges for Misappropriating His Employer’s Funds to Fuel Gambling Habit – 14 August 2020
Paul John Montgomery misappropriated over AU$10 million from bank accounts of RDS, a civil engineering firm, in the ten-year period from 2007 to 2017. He is accused of transferring money from the family business he worked for, into his own personal bank accounts for the purposes of gambling, property purchases and lifestyle.
AFL star loses $3,000 in cruel online puppy scam that left his children devastated – and the dog he paid for doesn’t even exist – 13 August 2020
A former AFL star Andrew Leoncelli paid $2,850 for a puppy for his family online, however when he called the ‘breeder’ to arrange pick up, they dropped out of contact. The scam, believed to be an overseas crime syndicate.