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Alleged fraudster Bill Papas says he’s been suffering from illness and anxiety since being hit with fraud allegations from Westpac and has had trouble responding to court orders because of his poor access to a computer and the internet in Greece.
In an affidavit filed with the Federal Court on Wednesday, Mr Papas apologised for missing multiple court deadlines that he said was “due to health issues principally around contracting SARS-COVID-19 . where I suffered symptoms of extreme exhaustion and fever”.
The documents detail a list of Mr Papas’ assets, which include three jet skis and a camper trailer each worth $15,000 and held at his multimillion dollar property in Wagstaffe on the NSW Central Coast, as well as $206,000 cash held in a NAB bank account.
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Bill Papas, the man believed to be at the centre of a $300 million alleged fraud, is likely still in Greece, despite his lawyer telling the Federal Court he was scheduled to return to Sydney over the weekend.
The Australian Financial Review sent a photographer to Sydney International Airport for the arrival of several flights, including the only Japan Airlines flight coming into Sydney, over the weekend, a flight from Tokyo on Sunday morning, as well as an Emirates flight from Dubai late on Saturday night. Emirates is a codeshare partner of Japan Airlines.
Former Sydney Olympic president and Forum Group CEO Bill Papas may still be in Greece.