04:51 EDT, 14 April 2021
A husband accused of running a $15million fraud operation with his twin brother first came to police attention for allegedly using a rifle for a gender reveal with his wife.
Twins Charbel and Elie Douna, 33, were arrested on February 17 in police raids across the Illawarra region, south of Sydney.
The directors of Albion Park s LuxLiving have been accused of falsifying documents to get a $14.7million loan to build luxury properties on a 92-home estate in Avondale, near Wollongong.
They appeared in Port Kembla Local Court on Tuesday for the first time since their arrests and remained silent before leaving together after their matter was adjourned to June 30.
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Thompson would continue to drive strategic growth for Mercer’s superannuation business, as well as developing new partnerships and commercial opportunities as industry consolidation continues.
Barber joined Mercer from Australian Unity, where he held the role of chief executive for Australian Unity Bank for the past four years.
Prior to that, he was the chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Australian Unity’s Wealth business, and was a partner at Ernst & Young, focused on the financial services industry.
David Bryant, Mercer Australia chief executive, said Mercer would further cement itself as a high value provider of superannuation under Barber’s leadership.