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Tara Cosoleto

Indigenous leader found guilty of stealing $920k

Geoff Clark has been convicted of 25 charges including theft and dealing with the proceeds of crime. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

An Indigenous leader who rubbed shoulders with Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama stole more than $920,000 from Aboriginal organisations to pay his personal legal fees and house expenses. 

Three Victorian County Court juries convicted Geoff Clark on 25 charges of theft, obtaining financial advantage by deception, perjury and knowingly dealing with the proceeds of crime. 

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