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Looting: Stealing At A Time Of Natural Disaster

With the devastating floods Queensland has recently endured, many people have lost their homes, personal property, valuables and in some cases, their lives. Looting is a criminal offence of much interest at this time.

Increases In Fraud & Dishonesty Offences

Doubling of dirty deeds

We are desperate and dishonest.

Bail Refused For Alleged M1 Gunman

A MAGISTRATE who was urged not to bow to the ‘hot breath of public opinion’ over a Gold Coast shooting spree has refused bail for an accused M1 gunman.

Greg Stolz | December 10th, 2010 | Courier Mail

Mahan Gheisari, 27, appeared in Southport Magistrate’s Court today charged over the drive-by shooting at a young couple on the M1 last Saturday night. The female passenger was showered with glass as the bullet smashed through the rear window.

Alleged Gunman In Court Tomorrow

THE man accused of a weekend drive-by shooting on the Gold Coast will appear in the Southport Magistrates Court tomorrow, charged with a range of offences including attempted murder.

Guns On The Gold Coast

Bill Potts appears on Channel 9’s A Current Affair and comments to the Gold Coast Bulletin regarding guns on the Gold Coast and the inadequacies of current gun laws.

Ex-cop cleared after ‘CMC witch-hunt’

A FORMER Gold Coast police officer cleared of faking evidence to win a traffic case has claimed he was a victim of a Crime and Misconduct Commission witch-hunt.

David Allan Spedding, 42, lost his job as a Surfers Paradise traffic officer in 2008 after he was accused of making a false statement to the court.

Facebook used for evidence in court

Bill Potts talks to the Gold Coast Bulletin about the increasing use of sites like Facebook as evidence for both the prosecution and defence. “…don’t put anything online that you don’t want thrown back at you in court…”

Bill Potts appears for man causing GBH whilst adversely affected by alcohol

Bill Potts appears on a sentence in the Southport District Court for dangerous driving causing GBH whilst adversely affected by alcohol – sentence of 2.5yrs imprisonment, to serve 3 month

Centrelink Fraud – No offence for failing to disclose a change in circumstances?

We live in a country with a legal system that is largely based on legislation; but in some cases that legislation is derived from decisions in superior courts.  A court will make a ruling on a particular case and the hierarchy of courts in Australia generally sees the lower courts being bound to follow the decision of the higher courts.

Real Estate Row Results In Restraining Order Against Leading Agent

A Gold Coast real estate agent slapped with a restraining order for making a throat-slitting gesture to a rival agent has vowed to appeal.

Ray White principal Gary William Gannon was officially ordered to have no direct or indirect contact with fellow agent and developer Rod Lambert for 12 months.