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The night an alleged $26m gambling fraudster partied with Sportsbet’s CEO
A video has emerged purporting to show Sportsbet chief Barni Evans dancing with a high roller now accused of defrauding millions of dollars.
- by Perry Duffin
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Pair cleared of plotting to import 1.2 tonnes of cocaine into Sydney
Tristan Waters and David Campbell have been acquitted of their roles in bringing the drug into Sydney but await sentencing over a money swap in Serbia.
- by Sarah McPhee
Beale allowed to sign with French club as he awaits sex assault trial
Suspended rugby union star Kurtley Beale has had his bail varied in Sydney’s Downing Centre District Court as he negotiates a contract with interested French clubs.
- by Sarah McPhee
‘A hole that remains’: Tragic unknowns in NSW mother’s murder
Mother-of-three Sharon Edwards died as a result of “at least one episode of interpersonal violence”, but the precise cause and place of her death remain a mystery.
- by Sarah McPhee
Girl, 16, charged with murder of man in Sydney’s west
Two males, aged 18 and 19, are also before the courts over their roles in the death of the man in Tregear, near Blacktown, in June.
‘You would have carried it through’: Deputy principal jailed for sexual messages to ‘schoolgirl’
Damian Wanstall has been jailed for at least two years for procuring a child under 16 for sexual activity, unaware he had been messaging undercover police.
- by Sarah McPhee
Jailed pilot will rely on novel defence never used in Australia
Daniel Duggan has been in custody for nine months, accused of training Chinese military pilots overseas.
- by Georgina Mitchell
Deputy principal sent ‘highly sexualised’ messages to ‘teen’
Former teacher Damian Wanstall told undercover police posing as a 14-year-old girl he wished he could see her in uniform, and suggested explicit sexual acts for cash.
- by Sarah McPhee
Harry Garside’s ex denies DV, claims she was spat on by boxer
Wellness coach Ashley Ruscoe has faced court over an alleged incident at a Bellevue Hill home. It came after an assault charge against the Olympic boxer was dropped by police.
- by Sarah McPhee
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Range Rovers and Gold Coast homes: The $14 million fraud case against George Alex
The construction boss is accused of leading a group of men, including his son, who allegedly conspired to defraud the Tax Office using a labour hire business.
- by Sarah McPhee
Court challenge aims to cancel all remaining NSW COVID fines
A ruling last year invalidated half of all fines issued in the state. A new case in the Supreme Court hopes to be a “tipping point” for the 29,000 remaining.
- by Georgina Mitchell