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Australian Gold Thief Just Wanted a Greek Holiday
An Australian man who stole more than AUD$200,000 ($156,000) worth of gold from a remote mine in Western Australia said he wanted to use his ill-gotten gains to fund a family holiday to Greece.
Joseph Andrew Cresp, 52, was working...
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Greek Diamond Ring Thief Sentenced to 5 Years in Jail
32-year-old Greek George Georgiou from Northcote Melbourne was sentenced to 5 years and 3 months in jail for stealing a $1 million diamond ring in March 2009 from the CBD jewellery store Hardy Brothers Jewellers and then attempting to...
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Greek Diamond Ring Thief in Custody
Greek George Georgiou from Melbourne stole a $1 million diamond ring in March 2009 from the CBD jewellery store Hardy Brothers Jewellers. Then he fled to Thailand where he attempted to sell the 9.1 carat ring for just $300,000.
The...
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Nurse Caught Stealing Man’s Wallet via Skype From his Father in Greece
A nurse was caught on the act stealing a man’s wallet via Skype from his father, in East Melbourne’s Epworth Freemasons Hospital which the Greek man and his wife visited after the premature birth of their first son. As the couple described, the...
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Greek-Australian Pensioner Faces Theft Charges for Crime He Didn’t Commit… 35 years ago
A Greek-Australian pensioner has been restricted from volunteering at a nursing home on account of a minor stealing offense 35 years ago that he says he did not commit, reports Adelaide Now.
The Richmond man John Kallios, 69, says he...
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Australian Minister asks the return of the Parthenon Marbles
By Kosta Nikas
NSW Parliament has not always been known for great oratory and well crafted rhetoric, but that all changed last week, when Minister for the Arts, Ms Virginia Judge, during a private members speech made a passionate...