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Bray Boland

Wanted $10m fraudster strolls into court after no-show

A judge said he had been left with no alternative but to issue an arrest warrant for George Alex. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

With a packet of cigarettes in one hand and a yellow Gatorade in the other, wanted businessman George Alex has casually wandered back into court only hours after an urgent warrant was issued for his arrest.

Minutes later, a family member came running with a cane to help the fraudster with his injured leg, just in time to see the 53-year-old taken into custody for the start of a likely lengthy jail stint.

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