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Aussie Olympian's brother pleads guilty for role in global scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... then dealt with the bank cheques by sending them to an associate," ASIC said. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) and Gunn consented to the matter being dealt with for sentence in the local court. For his part in handling the money ...

ASIC takes SMSF auditor to court for continuing work despite ban

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... both of which were dismissed by the AAT. This matter is being prosecuted by the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions following a referral from ASIC.

Former Statewide Super executives acquitted

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... ASIC by the fund, which initiated an investigation and passed its findings on to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions. In December 2022 both Netting and Eastwood were charged with dishonesty offences. Both pleaded not guilty in February 2024. ...

Former Kerr Neilson staffer pleads guilty to insider trading

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... listed for mention in the Federal Court on September 5 and is being prosecuted by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. This is also one of the first matters to be referred to the Federal Court under its expanded criminal jurisdiction, ASIC ...

Ascent Investment mastermind cops 33 criminal charges

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... criminal matter has been adjourned to July 4. This matter is being prosecuted by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions. Each offence of fraud under the Criminal Code in Western Australia carries a maximum penalty of seven years imprisonment ...

Former adviser pleads guilty to $1m theft

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
... hearing has been set for June 9. The matter is currently being prosecuted by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions following the referral by ASIC. In WA, the maximum penalty is seven years imprisonment for each offence of stealing and fraud ...

ASIC makes key appointments to executive team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024
... Longo said following the announcement in April about Warren Day's secondment to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, a global search for a new permanent chief executive would commence shortly. "We continue to change and evolve so we can ...

Charges dropped against Macquarie adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... dismissed all 27 charges laid against Warren Scott Acworth on October 3 after the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) offered no evidence. Financial Standard contacted the CDPP, which declined to provide further details as to why it did ...

Federal Court quashes ANZ appeal

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2024
... joint managers took up were only 0.91% of the total shares on issue at the time. The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) also laid criminal charges against Rick Moscati, who was ANZ group treasurer at the 2015 capital raise. In 2022 ...

Court rejects former fund manager's appeal

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... April 2022," ASIC said. "This was the sole basis advanced by Munro on appeal." The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions prosecuted this matter following ASIC's referral.