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Five people are on trial in the NSW Supreme Court accused of conspiring to defraud the Commonwealth of $105 million through a company tax scheme.
Five people are on trial in the NSW Supreme Court accused of conspiring to defraud the Commonwealth of $105 million through a company tax scheme.
One of the accused allegedly said it “would be the biggest tax fraud in Australia’s history”. They have all pleaded not guilty.
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...
Date Time Journo ‘menaced’ alleged tax rort cartel A veteran crime journalist received about $2000 to help blackmail $5m from members of a $100m tax fraud syndicate, a court has heard. Details of a listening device planted by Australian Federal Police inside a lawyers’ office, which captured an alleged shakedown of the players in the Plutus Payroll scandal, are set to be aired in the NSW Supreme Court as Stephen Barrett stands trial. Mr Barrett, 63, has denied being a part of a joint criminal enterprise that attempted to extort money from several members of the alleged tax rort cartel i...