Jury sent out in $14.4m Australia tax-fraud case

The jury is now considering its verdict in a tax fraud case involving NZ businessman Mark Bryers. (Image: Brett Phibbs)

Thu, 25 Jul 2024

A marathon tax fraud trial is coming to an end in Australia after jurors heard more than five months of evidence linked to an alleged A$13 million (NZ$14.4m) scam involving Sydney construction boss George Alex.The 53-year-old, his son Arthur Alex, 26, and four others have been on trial in the NSW Supreme Court charged with conspiring to bring a loss to the Commonwealth.New Zealander Mark Bryers, 66, Gordon McAndrew, 62, Pasquale Loccisano, 54, and Lindsay Kirschberg, 65, have also been hit with a money laundering charge for either conspiring to...

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