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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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Forgeries, footwear and frocks: Fight over fraudster Melissa Caddick’s last assets
A pair of Christian Dior sneakers Caddick bought for her son could be valued at $12,000 if they were in mint condition, a court heard.
- by Kate McClymont
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
Man charged after police discover ‘appalling’ photo of toddler holding gun
The 21-year-old man is facing multiple firearms offences after police uncovered an alleged photograph of him posing with a three-year-old holding a gun.
- by Catherine Naylor and Sarah Keoghan
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
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Bondi man allegedly ensnared by ‘tentacles’ of Chinese spies, court told
Alex Csergo told police he was “terrified” and “paranoid” about what would happen if he did not co-operate.
- by Perry Duffin
‘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
Fatboy, the Executioner and the banned bookie linked by waterfront mansion
Yowie Bay discount carpet seller Leo Lewin has put up a lot of alleged organised crime figures over the years, including Luke “Fatboy” Sparos.
- by Kate McClymont