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Controversial Sydney lawyer Sevag Chalabian has been sentenced to up to 12 years prison for laundering $24 million in blackmail money in relation to the Plutus tax fraud.

Sydney lawyer Sevag Chalabian has been sentenced to 12 years in jail over washing $24 million in blackmail money linked to the Plutus Payroll scam.

by Natalie O’Brien Premium Content Exclusive: A police stuff-up could see hundreds of criminal trials compromised across Australia. In a bombshell admission, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) conceded its covert wire-tap system had lost thousands of calls, which could jeopardise trials for terrorism, organised crime, drug offences, as well as Australia's biggest tax fraud cases. The AFP made the stunning revelations in the NSW Supreme Court, noting there was "no available explanation" for many of the lost calls. The AFP also explained that those lost...

04:33 EDT, 26 May 2021 The trial of a former 60 Minutes producer accused of blackmailing alleged tax scammers for $5million has ended in a hung jury. Veteran Sydney journalist Stephen Barrett was discharged by the NSW Supreme court after the jury failed to reach a verdict. The 63-year-old pleaded not guilty to blackmailing the alleged 'Plutus fraudsters' Adam Cranston, Jason Onley and Dev Menon by using his media status to threaten the trio. During the high-profile trial, Australian TV icon and gold Loggie winner Ray Martin was called upon as a character witness for Mr Barrett.   Vetera...

A dishonest and greedy witness who was blackmailing millions of dollars from alleged tax fraudsters caught an investigative journalist 'hook, line and sinker' in his plan, a jury has heard.