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Former managing director of FOGI to stand trial

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2004
The former managing director of a failed commodity trading company was today committed to stand trial on deception charges after allegedly misleading company investors. Robert Geoffrey Walker, the former head of Financial Options Group Incorporated ...

Two Victorian accountants face fraud charges: ASIC

Two former Victorian accountants of Corrpro Companies Australia Pty Ltd have appeared in the Melbourne Magistrate Court in relation to fraud charges following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Craig Leigh ...

FOGI director charged with 21 criminal offences

Robert Geoffrey Walker, a former director of Financial Options Group Incorporated (FOGI), appeared in the Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney yesterday, charged with 21 counts of deception under the Crimes Act (NSW), following his arrest by the Australian ...

Jail, rather than fines, needed for corporate crime, says lawyer

Prison sentences, rather than fines and sanctions, are needed to curb corporate crime, a leading South Australian business lawyer said on Friday. South Australia insolvency lawyer Michael Barrett said the Gordon Gecko "greed is good" motto is alive ...

Former AMP superannuation agent jailed

A former AMP superannuation agent was sentenced yesterday in the Sydney District Court to two years and 10 months imprisonment, with a non-parole period of 15 months, in relation to charges brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

Consumer watchdog signals two-year ban on genetic testing

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003
... Reform Commission and the Australian Health Ethics Committee called on the government to update discrimination, privacy and crime laws to protect individuals from rapid advancements in science. The inquiry made 144 recommendations, including the creation ...

Former Voicenet director faces Perth court

... Police, have also obtained a restraining order over the private residence of Mr Dawson under the Commonwealth Proceeds of Crime Act, which prevents him from disposing of his interest in the property, pending determination of the charges.

NSW company director charged with 17 counts of fraud: ASIC

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has today announced that John Forwood, director of Signprofiles (NSW), has been charged under the New South Wales Crimes Act on 17 counts of intending to defraud. The charges were laid following ...

Solicitor to stand trial for 39 charges brought by ASIC

Former Albury solicitor Peter Lyle Sharp has been committed to stand trial before the NSW District Court, in relation to 39 charges brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The charges relate to the failed investment by ...

Victorian insurance agent gets three years for theft

Former insurance agent Joseph McNeany has been sentenced to three years in jail on 20 charges of theft, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) said today. McNeany, of Richmond, Victoria, will serve one year of the term in custody ...