Australian drug boss to be retried after lawyer’s police informant past exposed

Australian drug boss to be retried after lawyer’s police informant past exposed

Tony Mokbel had appealed his 30-year sentence, saying he would not have pleaded guilty if he had been aware of his lawyer’s double life.

Why the court got it right on Mokbel and put a dent in his compensation hopes

The court may have been tempted to punish police for their sneaky tactics, but we can’t forget Tony Mokbel was a professional, prodigious, and unapologetic drug dealer.

Australian drug kingpin to face retrial in police informant scandal

A court in Melbourne ruled Friday that one of Australia's most famous drug kingpins must face a retrial after his defence lawyer was revealed to have been a police informant.

Court rules on appeal for underworld figure Tony Mokbel

Three judges overturned two of the 60-year-old's convictions, but he must face a retrial in one of them, while an appeal of a third conviction was dismissed.

Gangland figure Mokbel faces retrial after spending 6,500 days in prison

The drug kingpin has had a mixed result in his appeal against three convictions, with a possible retrial looming.

Tony Mokbel cleared of some drug trafficking charges, to face retrial on others

Three appeal judges have delivered a split decision in the underworld figure's fight to quash his drug conv...