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Accountant convicted in fee no service scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
A Melbourne-based accountant has been sentenced in the County Court of Victoria after pleading guilty to two charges of making false or misleading statements. The court found Jason Cullen, an accountant employed by an accounting and financial advisory ...

Couple faces prison over ponzi-style scam

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
... deposits in what ASIC labelled a "ponzi-style" operation. Douglas Johnston has been bailed ahead of appearing before the County Court of Victoria for a plea and sentencing hearing later this month. He could face 10 years in prison for each offence. His ...

ASIC disqualifies two SMSF auditors

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... disqualification order was passed on 30 January and came into effect on 6 February. In October 2017, the Melbourne County Court sentenced Samarakoon to 29 months' imprisonment for working as a tax professional for a company that fraudulently claimed ...

Convicted SMSF auditor disqualified

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... ASIC will continue to take action where the conduct of SMSF auditors is inadequate." In October 2017, the Melbourne County Court sentenced Samarakoon to 29 months' imprisonment for working as a tax professional for a company that fraudulently claimed ...

ASIC hands down more permanent bans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... clients, amounting to a total value of over $1.3 million. In April of this year King appeared and was convicted in the County Court of Victoria on five counts of obtaining property by deception, two counts of obtaining financial advantage by deception ...

Unlicensed property investor jailed for six years

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... has been jailed for six years and three months following an ASIC investigation. Barry Patrick was sentenced by the County Court of Victoria, having been found guilty of three charges of obtaining property by deception, two charges of obtaining a financial ...

Adviser jailed for blowing client funds on fast cars

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... company, C Cini & Company, received a total of five years and three months in jail for his crimes. Appearing in the County Court of Victoria, Cini was ordered to serve a minimum of three years and three months before being eligible for release. ASIC's ...

ASIC bans former PIS and AMP advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) took action against AMP Financial Planning adviser Roy Whye Wah Moo after the County Court of Victoria charged him of dealing with $100,000 or more that were the proceeds of crime. Moo pleaded quilty in December ...

Accountant guilty of operating 21 unregistered schemes

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... unlicensed financial services business. Letten's conditional bail was extended and he is to reappear in the Victorian County Court on 12 May 2014.

Property group director jailed for four years

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... dishonestly using his position as a director of several companies and making false and misleading statements. The County Court of Victoria sentenced him to four years jail with a non-parole period of two years. The court also ordered Weerappah to repay ...