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The Australian Federal Police was informed of the lawyer fraud and showed a complete lack of interest. Actually, it was quite shocking. This matter was never r
by eng_monkey 12y ago
The Australian Federal Police was informed of the lawyer fraud and showed a complete lack of interest. Actually, it was quite shocking.
This matter was never resolved criminally, just professionally. The Law Society simply disbarred the lawyer and put the law firm in administration. The Fidelity Fund (responsible for dealing with trust account fraud, which apparently is something quite normal in spite of public perception) returned lost money to clients.
- Intermernet 12y agoUnfortunately, this seems to also apply to high level sports stars in Australia. Various "Judiciaries" punish players for criminal behaviour with penalties of missed matches, or bans, when they should be dealt with in front of a proper court.
- cylinder 12y agoThis is how most trust fraud seems to be handled by the bar here in the US. I don't really hear of prosecutors getting involved.