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Man behind Fyre Festival disaster busted for scamming attendees – again – 14 June 2018
Billy McFarland, the promoter of the disastrous Fyre Festival went back to defrauding people after he was arrested last year. He was rearrested Tuesday and charged with earning $130,000 by selling fake tickets to exclusive fashion, music and sporting events through NYC VIP Access, a company he controlled.
Judge scolds lawyers for ‘epistolary grenades’ in $8M fraud case – 13 June 2018
Article talks about a civil case connected to an $8 million fraud by a former solicitor (Brody Clarke) with law firm Atanaskovic Hartnell. Clarke, which allegedly funnelled the clients’ funds into a personal Westpac bank account and gambled it away, faces criminal charges.
https://lawyerly.com.au/judge-scolds-lawyers-epistolary-grenades-8m-fraud-case/
Don’t get caught out by these tax time scams – 13 June 2018
As the end of the financial year looms on June 30, it’s a peak time for scammers, who bank on hitting businesses and individuals with official-looking emails and texts from financial institutions, and government agencies including ASIC, Australian Taxation Office (ATO), CBA and NETFLIX
Scandal-plagued Dover Financial shuts down, as ASIC investigation continues – 11 June 2018
One of Australia’s largest financial advice firms, scandal-plagued Dover Financial, will shut down its business by early July, amid an ongoing investigation by ASIC on its client protection policy at the banking royal commission.
