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Former adviser jailed over $2m SMSF investment scheme

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... financial services business and dealing with proceeds of crime tied to $1.97 million in investor funds. The County Court of Victoria sentenced the Hoppers Crossing-based former adviser on May 8, with Arandez to be eligible for parole after serving three ...

ASIC permanently bans jailed adviser

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... be invested in bonds, shares, and term deposits. On 16 April 2025, Del Vecchio pleaded guilty in the County Court of Victoria to 24 charges of obtaining financial advantage by deception. He was sentenced to serve seven and a half years in prison with ...

ASIC bans investment scammer

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2025
... of his two unlicensed financial services businesses. On 27 June 2024, Beresford pleaded guilty in the County Court of Victoria to false document and proceeds of crime offences and was sentenced to 85 days imprisonment and a 30-month Community Corrections ...

Melbourne adviser sentenced to 18 months' prison

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
Former Melbourne financial adviser Bradley Grimm has been convicted by the County Court of Victoria on three counts of engaging in dishonest conduct while running a financial services business. Grimm was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment, with ...

Adviser jailed for illegal super access

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2021
... financial advantage by deception and one count of attempting to obtain financial advantage by deception. The County Court of Victoria sentenced Saad to nine months' imprisonment for the first count and one month's imprisonment for the second ...

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
... 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 wife is already ...

ASIC hands down more permanent bans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... 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, and other ...

Unlicensed property investor jailed for six years

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... 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 advantage ...

Adviser jailed for blowing client funds on fast cars

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... 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 investigation ...
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