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Fraudsters, gamblers and a mining company: tracing and clawing back funds from third parties
The pub meeting
The day after the $2 million payment, the two men met with Andrew Sigalla, who claimed to be entitled to the funds in a Sydney pub. After some correspondence, they then credited Mr Sigalla's betting account.
Mr Sigalla was not a total stranger to them; he had gone to school with Mr Hill, married Mr Hill's cousin, and was known by Mr Hill to be a big gambler. Both Mr Hill and Mr O'Connell denied knowing that at the time Mr Sigalla was the subject of criminal charges relating to fraud.
From 1 June 2016, Mr Sigalla was then permitted to gamble with the $2 million (he lost most of the bets). Lady Luck has not smiled on him in other parts of his life either; he's currently serving time in a NSW prison for fraud.
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