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9781921888472 English 1921888474 The Mickelberg brothers, Ray, Peter and Brian, were-their prime suspects. They were charged and convicted despite the fact the gold was never found, and before the trial had even commenced were also charged with defrauding millionaire Alan Bond with a counterfeit gold nugget. For more than 25 years Australia watched as the Mickelbergs fought to prove their innocence. This is the story of that battle. It is a gripping account of the courtroom drama that captivated the public during an era of crooked cops and corporate fraud. Along the way Brian Mickelberg lost his life in a mysterious aircraft crash, and two corrupt officers, deluded that their corruption was in a noble cause, met violent and untimely ends. Book jacket., Utilizing court transcripts and interviews, this is the gripping account of a courtroom drama that titillated the public during an era of crooked cops and corporate fraud. When the Perth Mint was swindled out of more than a half-million dollars worth of gold, the local police thought they had the culprits: the Mickelberg brothers--Ray, Peter, and Brian. Already accused of defrauding Australian millionaire Alan Bond by manufacturing a phony gold nugget, the Mickelbergs were tried and convicted despite the fact that the gold was never found. A cutting-edge analysis of the legal process and the trials and tribulations of seeking justice in a corrupt system, this chronicle depicts the nearly 30 years the Mickelbergs fought to prove their innocence and the mysterious death of Brian and the violent and untimely ends of two corrupt officers., WHEN SOMEBODY SWINDLED THE PERTH MINT OUT OF GOLD WORTH OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN 1982, LOCAL POLICE THOUGHT THEY HAD CAUGHT THE OFFENDERS.The Mickelberg brothers, Ray, Peter and Brian, were their prime suspects. They were charge and convicted despite the fact the gold was never found, and before the trial had even commenced were also charged with defrauding millionaire Alan Bond with a counterfeit gold nugget.For more than 25 years Australia watched as the Mickelbergs fought to prove their innocence. This is the story of the battle. It is a gripping account of the courtroom drama that captivated the public during an era of crooked cops and corporate fraud. Along the way Brian Mickelberg lost his life in a mysterious aircraft crash, and two corrupt officers, deluded that their corruption was in a noble cause, met violent and untimely ends.An exciting incisive, well balanced work by an eminent legal scholar, now Member of Parliament. This story brings all the pieces together in a clear, concise manner. - John Quigley, Shadow Attorney-General (WA) and former Western Australian Police Union lawyer, When somebody swindled the Perth Mint out of gold worth more than half a million dollars - local police thought they had the culprits. the Mickelberg brothers, Ray, Peter and Brian, were their prime suspects. Already accused of defrauding millionaire Alan Bond by manufacturing a phony gold nugget, The Mickelbergs were tried and convicted despite the fact that the gold was never found. For more than 28 years Australia watched as the Mickelbergs fought to prove their innocence. Brothers is a gripping account of a courtroom drama that titillated the public during an era of crooked cops and corporate fraud. Along the way Brian Mickelberg lost his life in a mysterious aircraft crash and two corrupt officers met violent and untimely ends.
9781921888472 English 1921888474 The Mickelberg brothers, Ray, Peter and Brian, were-their prime suspects. They were charged and convicted despite the fact the gold was never found, and before the trial had even commenced were also charged with defrauding millionaire Alan Bond with a counterfeit gold nugget. For more than 25 years Australia watched as the Mickelbergs fought to prove their innocence. This is the story of that battle. It is a gripping account of the courtroom drama that captivated the public during an era of crooked cops and corporate fraud. Along the way Brian Mickelberg lost his life in a mysterious aircraft crash, and two corrupt officers, deluded that their corruption was in a noble cause, met violent and untimely ends. Book jacket., Utilizing court transcripts and interviews, this is the gripping account of a courtroom drama that titillated the public during an era of crooked cops and corporate fraud. When the Perth Mint was swindled out of more than a half-million dollars worth of gold, the local police thought they had the culprits: the Mickelberg brothers--Ray, Peter, and Brian. Already accused of defrauding Australian millionaire Alan Bond by manufacturing a phony gold nugget, the Mickelbergs were tried and convicted despite the fact that the gold was never found. A cutting-edge analysis of the legal process and the trials and tribulations of seeking justice in a corrupt system, this chronicle depicts the nearly 30 years the Mickelbergs fought to prove their innocence and the mysterious death of Brian and the violent and untimely ends of two corrupt officers., WHEN SOMEBODY SWINDLED THE PERTH MINT OUT OF GOLD WORTH OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN 1982, LOCAL POLICE THOUGHT THEY HAD CAUGHT THE OFFENDERS.The Mickelberg brothers, Ray, Peter and Brian, were their prime suspects. They were charge and convicted despite the fact the gold was never found, and before the trial had even commenced were also charged with defrauding millionaire Alan Bond with a counterfeit gold nugget.For more than 25 years Australia watched as the Mickelbergs fought to prove their innocence. This is the story of the battle. It is a gripping account of the courtroom drama that captivated the public during an era of crooked cops and corporate fraud. Along the way Brian Mickelberg lost his life in a mysterious aircraft crash, and two corrupt officers, deluded that their corruption was in a noble cause, met violent and untimely ends.An exciting incisive, well balanced work by an eminent legal scholar, now Member of Parliament. This story brings all the pieces together in a clear, concise manner. - John Quigley, Shadow Attorney-General (WA) and former Western Australian Police Union lawyer, When somebody swindled the Perth Mint out of gold worth more than half a million dollars - local police thought they had the culprits. the Mickelberg brothers, Ray, Peter and Brian, were their prime suspects. Already accused of defrauding millionaire Alan Bond by manufacturing a phony gold nugget, The Mickelbergs were tried and convicted despite the fact that the gold was never found. For more than 28 years Australia watched as the Mickelbergs fought to prove their innocence. Brothers is a gripping account of a courtroom drama that titillated the public during an era of crooked cops and corporate fraud. Along the way Brian Mickelberg lost his life in a mysterious aircraft crash and two corrupt officers met violent and untimely ends.