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The prominent Canberra lawyer and his accountant co-defendant claim police entrapment. Prosecutors say the pair conspired to launder money.
The ACT Magistrates Court hears lawyer Ben Aulich and accountant Michael Papandrea shouldn't face a trial for allegedly conspiring with an undercover officer to buy a business to help launder money from the sale of illegal cigarettes.
The prominent Canberra lawyer and his accountant co-defendant claim police entrapment. Prosecutors say the pair conspired to launder money.
While the advances in genetic science were instrumental in overturning Kathleen Folbigg’s convictions, an examination of her 2003 trial highlights the danger of undermining the basic legal principle of the presumption of innocence.
Brendan Leigh Russell, 42, was last year sentenced to up to a decade in prison after being found guilty of a string of offences including his role in the death of a female client in NSW.