Star Casino’s Chinese money laundering scandal claims another pair

June 17, 2026 — 5:58pm

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Star casino’s former chief executive Matt Bekier’s modest display of remorse and recourse to the legal weasel words “I accept responsibility” failed to shelter him from being fined $700,000 and banned from managing a corporation for six years for his role in the infamous Chinese money-laundering scandal.

Federal Court Justice Michael Lee also banned Star’s former legal chief Paula Martin from managing a corporation for seven years and fined her $400,000. He also ordered the pair jointly fund 45 per cent of the Australian Securities and Investments Commissions’ legal costs.

Lee said he was not convinced Bekier and Martin had insight into their wrongdoing when providing evidence........

© The Sydney Morning Herald