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Subscriber only A 32-year-old man who allegedly duped swimming pool customers out of $167,000 will face eight more charges as he plans to take his bid for freedom to the next step. Sunshine Coast Criminal Investigation Branch officer-in-charge Detective Senior Sergeant Daren Edwards told the Sunshine Coast Daily
Brad Murray Evans had been charged with eight more counts of fraud in addition to 12 counts of fraud - dishonestly obtain property from another. Mr Evans defence lawyer Brad Hill appeared for the 32-year-old concerning the original 12 counts in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Wednesday. Mr Hill said Mr Evans, who ran for Division 9 in Bundaberg Regional Council s 2016 election, mentioned applying for Supreme Court bail after his plea for freedom was shut down on March 17.
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Subscriber only Police say a former council hopeful was living a lavish lifestyle before he was charged with ripping $167,000 off swimming pool customers. Brad Murray Evans bid for freedom was shut down at Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Wednesday when he was refused bail on 12 fraud charges on the grounds that he was a flight risk . The court heard 12 people, between Logan and Mackay, complained to police that they had provided money to Mr Evans, 32, who allegedly failed to deliver on his promise of a new pool. Brad Evans. The most recent complaint came from a Pomona resident on Wednesday morning when two new charges were laid.
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Subscriber only An alleged pool scammer will spend another night in the watch house while police check his proposed bail conditions, his lawyer said outside court. Defence lawyer Brad Hill told reporters outside Maroochydore Magistrates Court his client Brad Murray Evans would remain in custody following his court appearance on Tuesday morning. Evans, 32, was expected to apply for bail on 10 charges of fraud on Tuesday but Mr Hill told the court police were reviewing a bail application. Check addresses and things? Magistrate Matthew McLaughlin asked. Yes, Mr Hill replied.
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Subscriber only A 32-year-old man is facing 10 charges of fraud after allegedly duping Sunshine Coast locals with the promise of a swimming pool. Outside court, Sunshine Coast Criminal Investigation Branch officer-in-charge Detective Senior Sergeant Daren Edwards said the man was arrested in Noosa before his matter was mentioned at Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Monday.