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Mystery men behind firms that paid millions to gangsters, accountants

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
November 04, 2026 • 05:00 AM
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One director says he was so high on illegal drugs he could not recall anything about the business; another director is set to be examined by the crime commission.

Mystery men behind firms that paid millions to gangsters, accountants

The director of a construction company that received money from tax-dodging firms said he was so high on illegal drugs that he could not recall anything about the business, while the director of another related firm has been ordered to appear for examinations by the NSW Crime Commission.

Australian Taxation Office-backed liquidator McGrathNicol is seeking to claw back millions of dollars that construction consultancy Dropshaft and labour-hire firm SSG NSW sent out to 60 firms and individuals, on the grounds that the payments were uncommercial or for no benefit.

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