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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Gabriel Fowler

Former Hunter Valley vineyard owner's accounts queried in court

FRAUD ALLEGATIONS: Former head of James Estate Wines David James is facing fraud charges over an alleged cheque kiting scheme. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

DETAILS of fraud charges against fallen James Estate Wines boss David Anthony James have emerged with a focus on more than a million dollars moved between accounts linked to him in 2013.

The former Hunter Valley vineyard owner was first charged in 2018 with being involved in a cheque fraud scheme worth almost $20 million, involving 98 counts of attempted fraud and one count of fraud.

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