'An accountant who stole more than $2m from some of Australia’s most well-known musicians and restaurateurs has been jailed for six years. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/27/melbourne-accountant-damien-luscombe-jailed-stealing-musicians-gotye-angus-julia-stone-peking-duk

Damien Luscombe, 38, was a partner and business manager at accounting firm White Sky when he began transferring money – that should have gone to his client’s bank accounts – into his own, the county court in Melbourne heard.

His victims included performers Gotye, Angus and Julia Stone, and Peking Duk as well as the owners of Melbourne restaurants Mr Miyagi and The Meatball and Wine Bar.'

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