Pig-hunting lawyer commits insurance fraud, court told

In the face of “concrete evidence”, a principal lawyer lied to his insurance company about an incident that...

27 March 2025

By Naomi Neilson

High Court decision a ‘game changer’ for corporate fraudsters

Those behind predatory business models may be held liable after a High Court’s landmark decision on corporate...

26 August 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Legal recruiter facing fresh fraud charges

A man who ran a legal recruitment agency in Canberra and the Gold Coast is due to face court on fraud

02 August 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Court told of ‘scandalous’ criminal claims about barrister, solicitor

A woman sentenced for fraud offences and her solicitor made a number of “scandalous” and baseless allegations of...

30 July 2024

By Naomi Neilson

Sydney firm fights ‘hopeless’ fraud, obstruction of justice allegations

A law firm that advised a real estate agent on a dispute with his partner was dragged into a “hopeless and manifestly...

05 July 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Lawyer and accountant in $105m Plutus Payroll scam fronts court

A lawyer and accountant caught up in Australia’s largest fraud scam, which robbed the Tax Office of over $100...

29 June 2023

By Naomi Neilson

Lawyer jailed for 12 years for laundering $24m as part of tax fraud

Following the lifting of a non-publication order, it has been revealed that a Sydney-based lawyer was last year...

23 March 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Bartier Perry launches new organisational fraud practice

Bartier Perry has established a new practice to help organisations manage and prevent fraud from external forces and,...

19 January 2023

By Lauren Croft

Students at top universities at risk of fraud

Proofpoint’s new research has found that the top universities in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom...

11 August 2022

By Lauren Croft

Pandemic-inspired fraud soon to come to light

Given how long it usually takes to detect fraudulent behaviour, it is likely that fraud that occurred during the age of...

10 May 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Convicted lawyer who transferred over $9m of client money to fund gambling addiction struck off

A former Atanaskovic Hartnell lawyer, who was sentenced to six years imprisonment following conviction on six counts of...

13 April 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Victorian solicitor removed from roll following ‘theft, fraud and forgery’

A solicitor who admitted to theft, fraud, forgery and misappropriation of trust funds following a history of creating...

29 October 2021

By Naomi Neilson

Laws for fraud offences under review

A review is currently being conducted of the sentencing laws for fraud offences in NSW, in a move the Attorney-General...

18 October 2021

By Lauren Croft

Criminal lawyer behind fraudulent betting syndicate loses appeal

A Sydney criminal lawyer with ties to a notorious convicted conman who persuaded her to get involved in a scheme used...

26 July 2021

By Naomi Neilson

Fraud risk set to rise

Australian businesses believe that the risk of fraudulent activity, especially insider threats, will be increasingly...

23 March 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

The Corporate Counsel Show: Fraud and corruption concerns during COVID-19

According to research undertaken by KPMG’s forensic team, organisations are significantly more susceptible to fraud...

06 May 2020

By Tasha Levy

NSW solicitor defrauds $30,000 from Legal Aid

NSW lawyer Sonny Wilson has been stripped of his practising certificate after being found guilty of using fake invoices...

08 September 2015

By Priya Murthy