Law, Penalties & Defences for Dealing with Proceeds of Crime Charges in NSW
51-year-old Rafael Estrada and 28-year-old Marcos Rivera who’re Guatemalan nationals have been arrested and charged after police discover over $1.3 million in cash in a storage unit and apartment in Sydney. The investigation that led to the arrests was part of an investigation into a large-scale international money-laundering syndicate. It’s alleged that the two ...continue reading
Law on Obtaining Benefit by Deception in NSW
Call it fake news – or perhaps, fake brews – but we assure you it’s not: This week, a motorist in the UK was arrested after police discovered hundreds of fake McDonald’s stickers to trade for free coffees hoarded in his vehicle. Now, you’re probably wondering, just as we are – if you’re struggling ...continue reading
Law on Impersonating an Emergency Services Organisation Officer in NSW
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. As NSW faces some of the most catastrophic bushfires experienced to date and firefighters tirelessly battle to help hundreds of victims who have been displaced, it seems some people have decided to take matters into their own hands – perhaps not the best idea amongst what has been ...continue reading
The Law on Strip Searches in NSW
Imagine a sniffer dog incorrectly indicates to police that you have drugs on you outside the entrance of a music festival, which causes police to form a suspicion you have illicit drugs on you, but you actually don’t. Imagine, then police escort you away in view of everyone watching this infold, and you are ...continue reading
A Guide on the Law on Perverting the Course of Justice in NSW
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. It is reported that on 24 September 2019, Carley Anne Watkins was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment for perverting the course of justice as well as the aggravated assault of a taxi driver at her Hobart home in the beachside suburb of Blackmans Bay in 2018. Pending her ...continue reading
A Guide on Larceny Offences and Penalties in NSW
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. If you’ve ever had something stolen from you, other than a whole lot of rage and frustration, you’ve probably wondered what it is that makes a thief feel so blatantly justified in carrying out such an act. Indeed, the mind of a robber is a dysfunctional and bewildering ...continue reading
A Guide on the Law on Car Theft Charges in NSW
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. Uh… well… this is awkward. It is reported that last month, a man who turned up to court in Adelaide facing car theft charges was arrested again after allegedly driving there in another stolen vehicle. *Cue face palm* Indeed, on 30 July 2019, a 34-year-old man from Whyalla ...continue reading
Is it Legal to Make a Citizen’s Arrest in NSW?
It is reported that a man with a large knife in Sydney CBD has allegedly attempted to stab people on Tuesday. Causing the Sydney CBD to go into lockdown, the incident unfolded close to the corner of Clarence and King Street when a man who was reportedly armed with a machete went on a ...continue reading
Dishonestly Obtaining Financial Advantage by Deception Penalties in NSW
It is reported that a former Coles employee has been charged with fraud and larceny allegedly worth nearly $2 million over a 5-month period of time, from February through to July 2019. 36-year-old Aaron Baslangic was Coles finance executive as Head of Strategic Initiatives for Coles online. Since his arrest in South-east Melbourne on ...continue reading
A Guide on the Penalties and Law on Providing False or Misleading Information
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. In February 2019, Sarah Rogers, the girlfriend of sacked Australian Border Force commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg, pleaded guilty to providing misleading information to investigators over advice Mr Quaedvlieg had given her in 2017 to help her secure a job within his department at the Sydney Airport. According to a ...continue reading