Junior Lawyer Imprisoned for Multi-Million Dollar Fraud
Sydney lawyer Brody Clarke came from a privileged background, benefited from a stellar education and was employed by investment banks Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan before turning his hand to law in his early thirties. But it all came undone...
Cover Your Cam! Hackers are Demanding Money for Intimate Images
Internet crimes such as accessing computers without authorisation and downloading personal information are on the rise in Australia. They now represent a multi-billion dollar industry, facilitating financial crimes such as credit card fraud and identity theft and enabling domestic violence...
What is White Collar Crime?
White-collar crime is not a new term. Edwin Sutherland, a North American criminologist, coined the term in 1949 to describe crimes committed by an individual, or groups of individuals, against a company or business. There have been calls for heavier...
Government Careless with the Private Data of Citizens
The South Australian Government has been forced to shut down guest access to its online land titles registry, after an unidentified overseas ‘guest user’ was able to download the personal details of more than a million Australian home owners. The...
Politician Charged with Forgery, Fraud and Lying Under Oath
Former Western Australian MP Barry Urban has been charged with a dozen dishonesty offences including forgery, giving false evidence and fraud offences following his resignation from parliament. The story so far Former Labor MP, Barry Urban, quit Western Australian Parliament...
NAB Executives May Face Criminal Prosecution
The National Australia Bank (NAB) is the latest financial institution to come under fire during the Banking Royal Commission over its alleged part in the estimated $850 million ‘fees-for no service’ scandal, whereby financial institutions systematically charged their customers fees...
Cheating on Gambling in New South Wales
The New South Wales government strictly regulates gambling in our state. There are mountains of rules and regulations dictating when, where and how people are allowed to gamble. Those rules make it illegal to conduct a betting event without a...
What is the Offence of Perjury in New South Wales?
Perjury can be generally defined as knowingly telling an untruth during judicial proceedings when under a legal obligation to be honest. It was a common law offence in New South Wales until abolished by section 341 of the Crimes Act...
Police Commissioner Guilty of Attempting to Pervert the Course of Justice
A Supreme Court jury has found former Northern Territory police commissioner John McRoberts guilty of attempting to pervert the course of justice. Mr McRoberts faces up to 15 years in prison after he attempted to “deflect” or “frustrate” a 2014...
Big Banks Get Away With Fines Despite Allowing Money Laundering to Flourish
The global drug trade is estimated to be worth half a trillion US dollars every year, which accounts for around 1% of all worldwide trade. Those in the higher echelons of drug enterprises are constantly looking for ways to launder...
