'Shiv'used to stab Mokbel was made from sharpened wire and sticky tape
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'Shiv'used to stab Mokbel was made from sharpened wire and sticky tape

Court hears jailed drug boss was knifed seven times with a prison-made weapon and also punched and kicked while incapacitated on the ground,

  • byAdam Cooper

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Nicola Gobbo informed on him,now his lawyer seeks a clean Zlate
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Nicola Gobbo informed on him,now his lawyer seeks a clean Zlate

The lawyer who helped quash the murder conviction of Faruk Orman -- the first person to be released from jail as a consquence of the Lawyer X scandal -- is determined to set a second gangland figure free by Christmas.

  • byChip Le Grand
Mokbel warned over'big-wig'newspaper story before he was stabbed in prison

Mokbel warned over'big-wig'newspaper story before he was stabbed in prison

Prison officers warned Tony Mokbel before he was stabbed about the risk to him following a media article that"extolled Mr Mokbel as a feared prison big-wig and a top enforcer".

  • byTammy Mills
Mokbel still in isolation after prison attack,Court of Appeal hears

Mokbel still in isolation after prison attack,Court of Appeal hears

Jailed drug baron faced Court of Appeal by video link on Thursday,seeking permission to appeal over claims his lawyer Nicola Gobbo actively worked against him.

  • byKaren Sweeney
'It'll make the greatest story one day':How Nicola Gobbo met Tony Mokbel

'It'll make the greatest story one day':How Nicola Gobbo met Tony Mokbel

The prophetic words of Nicola Gobbo -"It'll make the greatest story one day"- contained in new documents that reveal how the barrister-turned-gangland informer met the drug boss in the most unlikely of ways.

  • byTammy Mills
Mokbel brothers to use Lawyer X royal commission to challenge casino ban

Mokbel brothers to use Lawyer X royal commission to challenge casino ban

Convicted drug traffickers Horty and Kabalan Mokbel will argue their casino bans were"unlawfully created".

  • byMichael Fowler
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Alleged Mokbel stabbers try to strike guilty plea bargain,court hears

Alleged Mokbel stabbers try to strike guilty plea bargain,court hears

The two young men charged with stabbing drug boss Tony Mokbel in prison have offered to plead guilty to lesser charges than attempted murder,a court has heard.

  • byAdam Cooper
Mokbel offsider says Gobbo tainted drug trial,but bail push rejected

Mokbel offsider says Gobbo tainted drug trial,but bail push rejected

One of Tony Mokbel’s henchmen has failed in first attempt to have convictions overturned because of involvement of Informer 3838 in his drug trafficking trial.

  • byAdam Cooper
Mokbel jailhouse letter reveals his view of 3838 scandal for first time
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Mokbel jailhouse letter reveals his view of 3838 scandal for first time

A jailhouse letter from drug kingpin Tony Mokbel to legal authorities claims he is the victim of a “corrupt prosecution” involving his former barrister,now known as Informer 3838.

  • byCameron Houston andChris Vedelago
Tony Mokbel's accused prison attackers revealed
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Tony Mokbel's accused prison attackers revealed

The two men accused of a vicious jailhouse attack on drug baron Tony Mokbel have been named as they prepare to face court on Friday over allegations of attempted murder.

  • byErin Pearson
Mokbel's condition on the improve after jailhouse ambush

Mokbel's condition on the improve after jailhouse ambush

Tony Mokbel's medical condition has been downgraded from critical to serious as the state's police minister reveals changes could now be made to improve prisoner safety.

  • byErin Pearson