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Former union delegate and bikie fined $2,000 over illegal debt collection (opens the original)
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Victorian prosecutors have dropped a blackmail charge against a former CFMEU delegate with links to criminal bikie gangs. Joel Leavitt, along with several others, were arrested by detectives from Taskforce Hawk, the Victoria Police squad investigating corruption in the building sector. Leavitt pleaded guilty to failing to provide his phone code to police and being a prohibited person engaging in debt collection, resulting in a $2,000 fine. Prosecutors have dropped a blackmail charge against a fo
Inquest told man died after lying unconscious in police cell for hours (opens the original)
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Mistakes made by Victoria Police officers and Triple Zero Victoria staff have been outlined at a Melbourne-based coronial inquest into the death of a 58-year-old man in 2023. Victoria Police has admitted to failures and apologised after John Makai died from a brain injury, having spent hours unconscious in a holding cell at Broadmeadows Police Station. The inquest will examine whether delays in treatment contributed to his death, how police responded and why an ambulance was not called sooner. V
Former suburban Melbourne mayor jailed for sexually assaulting teenager (opens the original)
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Former Moonee Valley councillor Cam Nation has been jailed for three months over a 2019 sexual assault. Nation pleaded guilty to assaulting a 17-year-old boy and will be forced to attend drug, mental health and sex offenders' programs in addition to his jail term. Defence lawyers for Nation say they will appeal the sentence and lodge an application for bail next week. A former Melbourne mayor is spending his first night in custody as part of a three-month jail sentence for sexually assaulting a
Teen carjacker spared jail despite Victoria's new 'adult time' laws (opens the original)
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A 16-year-old girl who held up a taxi driver at knife point before stealing the vehicle has been spared jail by a Melbourne court. The teenager was arrested and charged with aggravated carjacking in February, just hours after harsher penalties on youth crime came into effect. The girl will be subject to an 18-month youth supervision order over the crime, instead of the minimum three year jail sentence. The first teenager charged under Victoria's "Adult Time for Violent Crime" laws has been spare
Ralph Carr sentenced to six years in jail for rape (opens the original)
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Disgraced celebrity agent Ralph Carr has been sentenced to six years in jail for the rape and sexual assault of a woman at his Melbourne home in 2023. Judge Frank Gucciardo described Carr's actions as appalling and said there was no evidence he had any remorse for taking advantage of the vulnerable woman. Carr's lawyers have indicated they will lodge an appeal against his conviction. Disgraced celebrity agent Ralph Carr has cried as a judge sentenced him to six years in prison after he was found
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