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Nicola Gobbo | |
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| Nationality | Australian |
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| Known for | being a Police informant |
Nicola Gobbo is a prominent Melbourne criminal lawyer.[1] [2]
Gobbo first came to public notoriety when, while a member of the Australian Labor Party she claimed that a member of the Liberal party had forged a letter purportedly from Jeff Kennett complaining to the federal Liberals about funding cuts to state governments in order to cause a Labor campaign gaffe, if they used it. The then Treasurer, Ralph Willis used the forged document, without thoroughly checking its veracity, one of many factors in its unsuccessful 1996 federal election campaign.[3]
The wife of prominent gangland figure Carl Williams, Roberta Williams said of Gobbo in her book 'My Life By Roberta Williams': Everyone knew that Nicola got information from police, the lawyers, the judges, whoever, and that her information was always right... To this day Carl says to me, 'If I hadn't listened to you and I'd fucked off overseas when Nicola told me I was going to be arrested, I wouldn't be in jail now.'[4]
She initiated legal proceedings, claiming $20 million[5], against Victoria Police over her claim they had breached an agreement to provide her security, which were settled out of court.[6] She has recently come to public attention over media claims of her close connection with Underworld figures and her willingness to give evidence against some of them.[6] [7] It was revealed by the Herald Sun in 2011 that Gobbo had forged close social relationships with notorious Melbourne criminal figures [8] Gobbo recently withdrew from giving evidence in the prosecution of Paul Dale after allegations of death threats.[9]
Prior to becoming a lawyer, Gobbo pleaded guilty in 1993 to drug offences[10] after a Police raid on her home found "three pounds of amphetamines with a street value of $82,000 (and) three-quarters of a pound of cannabis with a street value of $3000" at the Carlton house where she lived, as well as "a large quantity of stolen property and a number of proscribed weapons."[11]
She is the sister of a Melbourne barrister, Jeremy Gobbo QC.[12] She is also the niece of the former Governor of Victoria Sir James Gobbo[13]
References
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"Women flock to retro show". The Age. 2005-02-05. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
Melbourne barrister Nicola Gobbo said: "What a fantastic program. I'm already a fan... It's always good to be able to laugh at reality and it's reality TV for the suburbs. I'm not a suburban housewife but I think it's fabulous."
mirror - ^ Butcher, Steve (22 December 2003). "Barristers accused of prostituting principles". The Age. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- ^ Farouqe, Farrah (3 May 1996). "Forged letters author still unknown". The Age.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Williams, Roberta (2010). Roberta Williams: My Life. Melbourne: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780730492764.
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Adrian Lowe (2010-06-26). "Lawyer 'demanded $20m'". The Age. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
In April, Ms Gobbo issued proceedings in the Supreme Court against the state of Victoria, Chief Commissioner Simon Overland and his predecessor, Christine Nixon. In her statement of claim, she alleges she was induced by police to make a statement against Mr Dale and her security and safety as a witness were not properly managed.
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Padraic Murphy (2011-11-26). "Lawyer Nicola Gobbo intimately linked to former cop Paul Dale". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
After Mr Dale was charged over the burglary, Ms Gobbo visited him at Port Phillip Prison. Ms Gobbo was later asked to pass messages between Mr Dale and gangland killer Carl Williams. Ms Gobbo later gave a statement to police after recording a conversation she had with Mr Dale at an Albert Park coffee shop.
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Adrian Lowe (2010-09-25). "Gobbo case settled out of court with police". The Age. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
Nicola Gobbo, a former criminal barrister, had issued Supreme Court proceedings against the State of Victoria, Chief Commissioner Simon Overland and his predecessor, Christine Nixon, alleging police had failed to comply with an agreement to protect her after she agreed to testify against former detective Paul Dale and put her safety at risk.
mirror - ^ What Nicola Gobbo told cops about Paul Dale and Carl Williams
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Alison Caldwell (2011-11-22). "Death threats in case against allegedly corrupt cop". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
A barrister who has represented several Melbourne underworld figures has been dropped as a prosecution witness in a case against a former drug squad detective because of concerns for her safety. Nicola Gobbo received death threats over her involvement in the case against Paul Dale.
mirror - ^ Lawyer Nicola Gobbo's drugs guilty plea
- ^ Lawyer Nicola Gobbo's drugs guilty plea
- ^ Meanjin. 66 (3–4). 2007 http://books.google.com.au/books?ei=MKffTs2-O-6ViQf73sCjBQ&ct=result&id=YK0xAQAAIAAJ&dq=nicola+gobbo&q=nicola+gobbo#search_anchor.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "IN THE FAMILY". Herald Sun. November 20 1998.
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