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Ex-Metigy CEO David Fairfull Jailed for Nine Years in ASIC Director-Duties Case

Justice Wendy Abraham said the fraud was deliberate and sophisticated, and Fairfull will remain in prison until at least 2031.

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A nine-year sentence for the founder of an AI marketing startup once pitched at a AUD1 billion valuation, and a pointed signal from ASIC on director misconduct. The Federal Court of Australia has sentenced David Fairfull, former chief executive of AI marketing company Metigy, to nine years’ imprisonment, with a non-parole period of five years and four months, following an ASIC investigation and a CDPP prosecution into investor deception and self…

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Australian Financial Review broke the news in Sydney, Australia on Friday, June 19, 2026.
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