Bill Papas’ business partner faces court grilling over alleged Westpac fraud

Bill Papas’ business partner faces court grilling over alleged Westpac fraud

Race-car-driving café owner Vince Tesoriero will be cross-examined after Westpac raised concerns about his evidence on how he came to receive $28 million in cash and millions more in property.

  • bySarah Danckert

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Meet the ‘ethical hackers’ fighting the rising threat of cybercrime

Meet the ‘ethical hackers’ fighting the rising threat of cybercrime

Ethical hackers are paid by companies to find weaknesses in security defences. The business is booming as the threat of cybercrime peaks through COVID-19.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
‘Of course there are examples’:Criminals laundering billions through Australian housing market

‘Of course there are examples’:Criminals laundering billions through Australian housing market

Homebuyers could be competing at property auctions against organised criminal gangs using Australia to launder billions,according to law enforcement agencies.

  • bySarah Danckert
‘Disappointing’:Big four banks to skip financial crime inquiry
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‘Disappointing’:Big four banks to skip financial crime inquiry

CBA,Westpac,ANZ Bank and NAB will not appear before the Senate inquiry into the country’s anti-money laundering regime,despite being invited by the legal and constitutional affairs committee.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
Papas company sponsored Liverpool FC despite being broke

Papas company sponsored Liverpool FC despite being broke

Iugis planned a massive listing on the ASX,but liquidators say it was funded with fraud proceeds and only ever leased 280 machines to a handful of customers.

  • bySarah Danckert
Liquidators eye recovery of Papas’ offshore and local assets

Liquidators eye recovery of Papas’ offshore and local assets

After five months of detailed forensic investigations,liquidators from McGrathNicol will soon move to recovering and selling assets owned by Bill Papas and his Forum business.

  • bySarah Danckert
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Court orders arrest warrant for alleged fraudster Bill Papas

Court orders arrest warrant for alleged fraudster Bill Papas

The court-ordered arrest warrant will now pave the way for the extradition of Bill Papas,who has been accused of orchestrating a $400 million fraud against Westpac and other banks.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
Papas fraud may have started in 2013,explosive Forum report finds

Papas fraud may have started in 2013,explosive Forum report finds

A liquidators report into Bill Papas’ company Forum Finance has accused the colourful soccer identity of a range of criminal offences.

  • bySarah Danckert
Financial crime fighter FrankieOne plots global expansion after funding win

Financial crime fighter FrankieOne plots global expansion after funding win

The financial crime prevention start-up,which counts three of the four major banks and Afterpay as customers,has just opened an office in Seattle and has its eyes set on London and Singapore.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
‘ASIC has joined the group’:Pump and dumpers in a tizz after warning

‘ASIC has joined the group’:Pump and dumpers in a tizz after warning

But was it the real ASIC or the ‘fake ASIC’ that posted the warning to Telegram users that they could face jail time if caught ramping a stock for short-term profits.

  • bySarah Danckert
‘Australia has become a go-to destination for dirty money’:Leaks reveal nation’s tax weaknesses

‘Australia has become a go-to destination for dirty money’:Leaks reveal nation’s tax weaknesses

The Pandora Papers again highlight how Australia has fallen behind other countries in stamping out tax avoidance and money laundering.

  • bySarah Danckert andCharlotte Grieve