Jeff Pope serves The Age democracy sausages at AEC hq in Melbourne.

This cop found himself at the centre of the Lawyer X scandal. Now he’s running the next election

Jeff Pope might have fronted the media plenty of times for Victoria Police but he’s never really talked about himself – or his run ins with Nicola Gobbo. Until now.

  • Sherryn Groch

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Overland,police gave unreliable,dishonest evidence,judge finds in scathing Lawyer X ruling

A judge’s finding that former chief commissioner Simon Overland and other police were deliberately dishonest about their dealings with Nicola Gobbo is a boost to Tony Mokbel’s bid to have his convictions quashed.

  • Cameron Houston,Marta Pascual Juanola,Sherryn Groch andErin Pearson
Tony Mokbel being led into court on in November.

Corrupt police fight to keep names a secret following Tony Mokbel bombshell

Two police officers found to have formed a criminal conspiracy with Lawyer X to manipulate a witness are fighting to keep their names a secret.

  • Erin Pearson andBrittany Busch
Faruk Orman was freed because the case against him was tainted by barrister Nicola Gobbo’s dirty dealing.

Underworld figure Faruk Orman wins up to $1m payout over Nicola Gobbo betrayal

The man who had his conviction for being the getaway driver in a gangland killing overturned because of the Lawyer X scandal has reached a settlement with Victoria Police.

  • Chris Vedelago andCameron Houston
Tony Mokbel being led into court on Monday.

Pass the pita:Where does the Mokbel fiasco go from here?

Retrial,deal,compensation? John Silvester on what could happen in the Tony Mokbel saga.

  • John Silvester
Tony Mokbel (left) arrives at the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne.

Mokbel findings skewer senior officers,prosecutor

The story of a drug cook,a lawyer and a late-night pizza has returned to haunt Victoria Police.

  • Chip Le Grand
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Tony Mokbel being led into court on Monday.

The damning Supreme Court findings that could free Tony Mokbel

A damning court finding about the conduct of police and prosecutors in the Lawyer X case is the strongest indication yet that drug baron Tony Mokbel could be set free.

  • Chris Vedelago
Former lawyer and police informer Nicola Gobbo.

‘I’m broken’:Nicola Gobbo tells court how Lawyer X reveal changed her life

A gangland-hit scare,police threats to remove her children and a goat being shot are among Nicola Gobbo’s recollections of her time in hiding.

  • Emily Woods
Nicola Gobbo in 2017.

A wink and a nudge:How Nicola Gobbo learnt gangland figures would be murdered

It is only the third time the criminal barrister-turned-police informer has spoken publicly since being exposed as a supergrass in 2019.

  • Chris Vedelago
Photos of Nicola Gobbo from social media in 2017.

Police seek protection against criminal charges in Nicola Gobbo lawsuit

An unusual legal move could protect any officer testifying from self-incrimination and being prosecuted.

  • Chris Vedelago andAngus Delaney