A Sydney businessman has been jailed after defrauding a Queensland printing business of more than $2 million through shell companies and fake directorships.
Self-proclaimed startup pioneer and cryptocurrency investor Abdul Helou, 38, was sentenced to a maximum of 16 months in jail on Wednesday after pleading guilty to his role in the scheme.
Magistrate James Viney imposed the sentence, which includes an eight-month non-parole period, after finding Helou had helped James Leon in defrauding Queensland business PMFA out of more than $2 million.