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Conman Richard Ayoub jailed over multimillion-dollar scam targeting retirees

American Richard Ayoub lived in "expensive accommodation" in inner Sydney, shopped at Gucci and paid private school fees for his son, a court hears.

ABC News · Dec 16, 2022

Retiree investment scammer jailed

An American man who was involved in defrauding more than a dozen retirees out of $3.5 million in an investment scam has been jailed by a Sydney judge.

AAP · Dec 16, 2022

Investor scammer unaware of company rules

A US man who scammed investors out of $3.5 million maintained his business was legitimate despite it failing to have an ABN and a tax file number.

AAP · Dec 9, 2022

Victim's advocate slams lawyer's 'kangaroo court' media attack in Neil Duncan paedophile case

Convicted paedophile Neil Duncan has had his sentencing delayed and bail extended so he can undergo surgery for prostate cancer and tests for possible bowel cancer, a court has heard.

ABC News · Aug 5, 2022

Former RFS firefighter Blake William Banner sentenced for intentionally lighting a 2019 fire

The court heard Blake William Banner used a clear plastic water bottle to light a fire in Bega during a total fire ban before returning as an RFS volunteer to help put the blaze out.

ABC News · Jul 7, 2022

'It's appalling': Driver with gas cylinder rams police gates in apparent bid to cause explosion

He had 15 beers before driving to Queanbeyan Police Station with a gas cylinder on his lap and smashing a car into security gates.

The Canberra Times · Jun 18, 2022

Bega man Neil Duncan found guilty of sexually touching girls under 16

A jury has found Neil Duncan guilty of eight counts of sexually touching girls under 16, acquitted him of four other charges and was unable to reach a verdict on the remaining two.

ABC News · Jun 2, 2022

Two men accused of running Breaking Bad-style meth lab hidden on rural property near Braidwood sentenced to jail

A drug cook and his accomplice, who produced a large quantity of methamphetamine oil at an isolated property near Braidwood, are sentenced to several years in jail.

ABC News · May 30, 2022

'Paying a high price': Reasons for cooking meth worth up to $159m rejected

A meth cooker and his co-offender have been sentenced to between six and 10 years' jail for taking part in a large drug operation near Canberra.

The Canberra Times · May 30, 2022

Prison friends' coercion a 'fanciful' excuse for large meth lab: prosecutor

A meth cooker's claim that his prison friends coerced him into setting up a large-scale clandestine drug lab near Canberra is "fanciful", a prosecutor says.

The Canberra Times · May 25, 2022