6 d. ago Melbourne gangland’s relief as underworld figures dodge witness box on eve of Lawyer X trial

Faruk Orman’s settlement with his former lawyer, Nicola Gobbo, has stopped his compensation trial from calling up witnesses such as Mick Gatto, Steve “The Turk” Kaya and Fedele “Freddie the Bear” D’Amico

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2 w. ago Police officers involved in ‘criminal enterprise’ in Lawyer X scandal unmasked

Two police officers found by a court to be part of a “joint criminal enterprise” with Lawyer X to manipulate the justice system and put drug kingpin Tony Mokbel behind bars have lost a legal battle to keep their identities secret.

Events

3 w. ago Why gangland figure Tony Mokbel’s drug trafficking conviction could be overturned

A gangland lawyer became a police informer, but the bad guys got what they deserved, right? Yet, this alleged perversion could see Mokbel cleared.

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3 w. ago From gangland to Northland: What Tony Mokbel did on his first morning of freedom

Mokbel started his weekend by going for a morning walk with family and supporters in north-east Melbourne.

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3 w. ago Mokbel’s first morning of freedom in 18 years: Northland Shopping Centre and a park walk

Tony Mokbel started his weekend by going for a morning walk with family and supporters in north-east Melbourne.

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3 w. ago Mokbel starts his first full day of freedom with a morning walk

Tony Mokbel started his weekend by going for a morning walk with supporters in north-east Melbourne.

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3 w. ago A curfew and a smartphone ban: The bail conditions that will control Tony Mokbel’s life

Tony Mokbel will have his first full day of freedom in almost 20 years this weekend. But 31 bail conditions will control what he does.

Technology

3 w. ago ‘Tony started the underworld’: The original gangland crime boss who survived and, eventually, beat the system

Gone from the streets but clearly not forgotten, news of Tony Mokbel’s release spread like wildfire throughout Melbourne’s underworld. But the reaction might not be what you think.

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3 w. ago Tony Mokbel walks free from custody for first time in 18 years

The drug kingpin will wear an ankle bracelet, report to police daily and be subject of a curfew after three Court of Appeal justices released him on bail.

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3 w. ago Drug kingpin to fugitive to free man: Mokbel walks after 18 years behind bars

The drug kingpin will wear an ankle bracelet, report to police daily and be subject to a curfew after three Court of Appeal judges released him on bail.

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3 w. ago Gangland figure Tony Mokbel to learn today whether he can taste freedom

A Victorian court will today decide whether gangland figure Tony Mokbel will be granted bail after 18 years behind bars.

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4 w. ago As Tony Mokbel fights for freedom, the court has three options

There is this sense that the courts may be tempted to acquit the drug kingpin, to punish police for sneakily using barrister turned informer Nicola Gobbo as a spy.

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4 w. ago Gangland figure Tony Mokbel offers $500,000 in appeal freedom bid

Notorious gangland figure Tony Mokbel has offered a $500,000 surety to be released on bail, and will agree to stringent conditions including GPS tracking.

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4 w. ago Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel wants to taste freedom for the first time in 18 years

If released, Mokbel will be free for the first time since 2007, when he was famously arrested in Greece disguised in a wig.

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