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Daily Telegraph
4 days ago
- Business
- Daily Telegraph
AFP places caveat on alleged fraudster's $6m+ home
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce registered a restraining caveat last week over the title of the Dural abode of pharmacist Ben Huynh. It lobbed just days after the seven bedroom, five bathroom house with tennis court and pool was briefly listed by McGrath West agents Peter Pokorny and Elise Lau for June auction. Their marketing, which has now been removed from listing sites, advised it was 'an excellent opportunity to buy an expansive two-hectare estate in a tightly held enclave.' The AFP caveat arose from orders made May 22 by the NSW Supreme Court. MORE: Wild reason Aussie has 300 homes It was the first time the AFP had lodged a caveat since the late 2023 arrest of the veteran pharmacist arising from allegations he had engaged in fraud since 2014 relating to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. Police allege the pharmacist submitted false claims for medications. Huynh, who for 26 years operated the Cabramatta East Day and Night Pharmacy, was released on bail after his arrest and is scheduled to next appear before court on June 6. Huynh is yet to enter pleas. His wife, Le Thach, is not accused of any wrongdoing. MORE: Neighbours become $200m richer overnight The title of his Dural abode, Stonelea Manor is no longer in his name, being transferred last November from joint ownership to the sole ownership of his wife. Documents from the NSW Land Registry show it was transferred 'without monetary consideration and as regards a court order'. Huynh and Thach had briefly mortgaged the property in March last year with a $5.87m N1 Holdings mortgage facility for a one-year period, at a rate of 12.5 per cent. MORE: Kmart set to change everything in Temu war The mortgage was discharged as she took sole ownership, with the property refinanced through Orde Mortgage Custodian. It cost $1.91m in 2001. The Saturday Telegraph's Shannon Tonkin reported last week that Huynh had lost a legal bid to have federal police return his multimillion-dollar collection of eight supercars seized during the police raid in November 2023. MORE: Price of car spot proves Australia has lost it
News.com.au
4 days ago
- Business
- News.com.au
AFP places caveat on alleged fraudster's $6m+ home
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce registered a restraining caveat last week over the title of the Dural abode of pharmacist Ben Huynh. It lobbed just days after the seven bedroom, five bathroom house with tennis court and pool was briefly listed by McGrath West agents Peter Pokorny and Elise Lau for June auction. Their marketing, which has now been removed from listing sites, advised it was 'an excellent opportunity to buy an expansive two-hectare estate in a tightly held enclave.' The AFP caveat arose from orders made May 22 by the NSW Supreme Court. It was the first time the AFP had lodged a caveat since the late 2023 arrest of the veteran pharmacist arising from allegations he had engaged in fraud since 2014 relating to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. Police allege the pharmacist submitted false claims for medications. Huynh, who for 26 years operated the Cabramatta East Day and Night Pharmacy, was released on bail after his arrest and is scheduled to next appear before court on June 6. Huynh is yet to enter pleas. His wife, Le Thach, is not accused of any wrongdoing. The title of his Dural abode, Stonelea Manor is no longer in his name, being transferred last November from joint ownership to the sole ownership of his wife. Documents from the NSW Land Registry show it was transferred 'without monetary consideration and as regards a court order'. Huynh and Thach had briefly mortgaged the property in March last year with a $5.87m N1 Holdings mortgage facility for a one-year period, at a rate of 12.5 per cent. The mortgage was discharged as she took sole ownership, with the property refinanced through Orde Mortgage Custodian. It cost $1.91m in 2001. The Saturday Telegraph's Shannon Tonkin reported last week that Huynh had lost a legal bid to have federal police return his multimillion-dollar collection of eight supercars seized during the police raid in November 2023.
Daily Mail
16-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Man who Googled OJ Simpson after killing his girlfriend sentenced to 21 years behind bars as victim remembered as 'extraordinary'
A Sydney mother-of-two has been remembered as someone who lit up every room before she was murdered by her partner at home. Vincent Carlino, 40, pleaded guilty to the July 2022 murder of Shereen Kumar. Carlino wrapped his partner's body in black plastic bags before he dumped her in bushland near their home in Dural in Sydney's north-west. He then told police she went missing after going for a walk in her pyjamas. Speaking outside the NSW Supreme Court in Sydney on Friday, friend Erika Wadlow-Smith said Ms Kumar had a kindness that was not often seen. 'She was a very measured, capable woman, who was there for other people, loved everything, especially dogs,' she said. 'She was extraordinary, she lit up every room that she walked into.' Ms Wadlow-Smith said politicians needed to work to address domestic violence and to stop more women from losing their lives. 'That is at the root of so many relationships going on in homes around Australia and the world at the moment,' she said. 'We have to look to rectifying it and stopping this onslaught.' Justice Sarah McNaughton was brought to tears in court as she recalled the victim impact statement read by a family member. Justice McNaughton sentenced Carlino to 21 years in prison, and 15 years without parole. 'This was an attack on a woman in her own home where she was entitled to feel safe and secure,' she said. Carlino did not intend to kill Ms Kumar but he did want to cause grievous bodily harm, Justice McNaughton said. She described his steps to cover up the murder as 'deceptive'. The court heard Carlino struck Ms Kumar in the face, head and neck and strangled her, NCA Newswire reported. A post-mortem determined she died from neck compression. Following her disappearance, Carlino was said to have searched for OJ Simpson online and accessed a news story about Ms Kumar's disappearance. On the day of Ms Kumar's death, he tried calling her more than 120 times in less than an hour. Carlino had no previous convictions and was medicated for anxiety and depression. 'It's clear that Mr Carlino will require ongoing support and therapy, especially if he is with another domestic partner,' Justice McNaughton said. The court was told on Friday the couple had a tumultuous 17-month relationship after meeting in 2021 and shared a dog walking business. In July 2022, he texted Ms Kumar: 'I'm a manipulative asshole that doesn't deserve love or cannot give love' and 'I feel nothing positive in your heart to me', Newswire reported. In a lengthy letter to the court earlier this year, Carlino said he would live with the burden of guilt for the rest of his life. 'I am filled with profound remorse and guilt for my actions,' he said. 'I cannot sufficiently express the depth of the sorrow that I feel for the pain I have caused to Shereen's family and friends. I wish more than anything to turn back time and avoid this tragedy. 'I would like to offer my deepest apology to the Kumar family. I will be eternally plagued by my decisions, reactions and behaviour on this day.' He will be eligible for release in July 2037.
