Wattle's day in court scheduled
The Wattle Group, who hit the Money Management headlines last year after being accused of leaving a group of investors high and dry are back in the headlines.
The Wattle Group, who hit the Money Management headlines last year after being accused of leaving a group of investors high and dry are back in the headlines.
The Brisbane-based investment scheme promoter who allegedly fooled Australian Federal Police officers into investing with him will stand trial in the Brisbane District Court in October. Geoffrey Robert Dexter, 53, of Warner in Brisbane's far northern suburbs, is facing 64 charges brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. The charges allege Dexter duped people into investing in schemes by making claims he himself knew were misleading or false. It is also alleged he hid facts from investors.
Dexter pleaded not guilty and was committed to stand trial on October 18.
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