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Adviser charged with fraud

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... Hobson was charged with four counts of fraudulent misappropriation of a valuable security under Section 178A of The Crimes Act (NSW) and one count of attempting to fraudulently misappropriate a valuable security under Section 178A and section 344A of ...

First State Super chief handles furore over tech security

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011
... unauthroised access to Pillar's systems, your actions themselves may be considered a breach of section 308H of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) and section 478.1 of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth)." "You should be aware that due to the serious nature of your ...

Former liquidator face 19 ASIC charges

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010
... $1.18 million of funds with the intention of fraud against HR Cook Investments. Falling under section 176A of the NSW Crimes Act, Ariff is facing 13 charges under this act which each carry a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment. Additionally, Ariff ...

Westpoint exec faces court

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2009
... of making a false statement with intent to obtain a financial advantage in contravention of section 178BB of the NSW Crimes Act. Each offence carries a maximum penalty of five years' imprisonment. ASIC alleges that in May 2004, Rundle made false statements ...

Advisers caught for market manipulation

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... received a reduction to their sentences after promising to co-operate with ASIC n accordance with section 21E(1) of the Crimes Act 1914. The Court heard that if Musumeci and Wade had not cooperated with investigators they would have been sentenced to ...

Doja faces jail time

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2008
... Judge Goldring of eight fraud charges following a three-week trial. He was found guilty of six charges under the NSW Crimes Act following allegations he fraudulently obtained a financial advantage for investors by arranging 100% Investment Loans through ...

Streetwise $26m fraudster awaits sentence

... charges of misappropriating more than $26 million in investor funds. Bangaru pleaded guilty to 11 offences under the NSW Crimes Act including four charges of obtaining a financial advantage by false statement, one charge of obtaining a financial advantage ...

Mortgage broker faces trial on 21 charges

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2007
... one count of obtaining a financial advantage by deception and one count of using a false document under the Victorian Crimes Act 1958. The charges relate to $600,000 Cay obtained from a number of investors Cay had convinced to invest in Jewel Financial ...

Mortgage broker arrested

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
... Financial Services Pty Ltd (Jewel). Jewel is now currently in external administration. Cay was charged under the Victorian Crimes Act 1958 with 11 counts of theft, eight counts of obtaining property by deception, one count of obtaining a financial advantage ...

ASIC charges four over margin lending scam

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2006
... securities, as well as six counts of obtaining financial advantage by false or misleading statements under the NSW Crimes Act. Zareei has been charged under the Corporations Act with providing a financial service and inducing persons to deal in securities ...