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Former financial adviser with links to 'Wolf of Wall Street' convicted for fraud

A Tasmanian former financial adviser who was previously banned by the national corporate regulator for using his clients' funds to settle debts with the real-life "Wolf of Wall Street" has been convicted for using false documents to obtain a financial advantage.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) reports that between July 2013 and April 2014 Ashley Grant Howard used false off-market transfer forms to transfer shares in a number of companies to himself and an associate.

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