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ASIC bans former Westpac problem gambler

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... his life and then committed these series of offences that fuelled his lifestyle," solicitor Peter Murphy told the Downing Centre Local Court. Singh was given a two-year suspended sentence and ordered to pay back Westpac using the proceeds from the sale ...

Finance broker pleads guilty to car scam identity theft

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... and keep the cash from the sale. Riyanka Puteri Shiraz, of Canterbury, New South Wales, appeared before Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court on 25 March 2014 and pleaded guilty to two fraud charges. She faces a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment ...

Banned adviser faces jail time over 'tombstoning'

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... a fine of $450,000 for each offence. Mr Vyas was released on conditional bail and the matter will return to the Downing Centre Local Court on 6 September 2013. The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions is prosecuting the matter.

Fake press release activist faces 10 years in jail

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... The maximum penalty is 10 years imprisonment or a fine of up to $765,000, or both. Moylan, 25, appeared before Downing Centre Local Court yesterday and has been granted unconditional bail.

SMSF adviser escapes jail time with suspended sentence

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
... a half in jail after he tricked clients into buying his own shares. Craig Dangar was yesterday sentenced in the Downing Centre District Court, to concurrent suspended sentences of 18 months jail, after pleading guilty to two charges brought by the Australian ...

34 months prison for ex- GuardianFP adviser

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... imprisonment, after she illegally collected over $380,000 in insurance commissions. Susan Heathwood was sentenced in the Downing Centre District Court after pleading guilty on 26 June 2012 to two counts of dishonest conduct in relation to financial services. ...

Mortgage broker first offender under new law

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... brought on by ASIC under the National Consumer Credit Protection Act. Nguyen yesterday appeared before the Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court where he admitted to providing false documents to banks for nine home loans totalling more than $3 million ...

Adviser faces court on 22 charges

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... was not. The corporate watchdog said Veitch has been granted conditional bail, with the matter returning to the Downing Centre District Local Court on 6 November 2012. The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions is prosecuting this matter.

Adviser pleads guilty to dishonest conduct

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... falsifying insurance applications in order to collect commissions. The ex adviser pleaded guilty on two counts in Downing Centre Local Court yesterday and has been committed to the District Court for sentence. Heathwood collected $380, 897 in commissions ...

Ponzi scheme operators plead guilty

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
Brian Wood and Jimmy Truong have pleaded guilty in the Downing Centre Local Court, in Sydney, to operating a Ponzi scheme called the Integrity Plus Fund. According to ASIC, between December 2004 and December 2007 the Integrity Plus scheme raised in ...