Judge Hock said as the years went by Gattellari grew increasingly frustrated about the delays in Medichs trial. Rocky was the 2010 Inductee for the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame Veterans category. Ex-boxer apologises for Michael McGurk's murder, Catch up with The Loop, your quick wrap of this morning's news, Keep up with the latest ASX and business news, For the latestflood and weather warnings, search onABC Emergency, Keep across all the live scores and results from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park. Please try again later. [41] He was eligible for parole on 13 April 2018 but, after the NSW Parole Board refused parole, Gattellari lodged an appeal against the decision. Rocco "Rocky" Gattellari (born 6 September 1941) is an Italian-Australian former boxer, Olympian, political candidate and businessman. Rocky was the 2010 Inductee for the Australian National Boxing Hall of Fame Veterans category. The trial continues. Gattellari siad he knew Ron Medich better than anyone on this earth and that if he thought there was a chance of not facing trial he wouldve grabbed it. In one call Medich expressed concern that his wife had hired a "leading divorce lawyer" and had emailed photographs of him holding hands with another woman. Judge Hock said she was taking into account that there was an unexplainable two-year delay in charges being laid against Gattellari and Hatfield. These included an interest-free loan of $370,000 to his brother Rocky, a former Australian boxing champion, and a $100,000 loan to Gattellari's daughter Romaine. Gattellari said Medich was the decision maker in the partnership, and insisted he made no decisions about the company. Convicted murderers Glen McNamara, left, and Roger Rogerson, who tired to extort money from Ron Medich. Ronald Edward Medich (born 11 April 1948, in Innisfail, Queensland) is an Australian property developer who, on 23 April 2018, was found guilty in the Supreme Court of New South Wales of ordering the 2009 contract murder of Scottish Australian businessman Michael McGurk, and the subsequent intimidation of McGurk's wife, Kimberly. "Mrs Medich didn't have much time for me at all," he said. On April 10, 2014, Rogerson and his sidekick Glen McNamara demanded Medich pay $30 million and later $50 million. [21], Within days of McGurk's death, it was revealed that McGurk had a tape recording of a conversation with Medich, which McGurk was allegedly using to try to extort money from Medich. His co-accused, convicted drug trafficker Shayne Hatfield, 53, received the same sentence of 26 months, which was backdated to start at the end of 2017. Judge Hock said Gattellari went on to plead guilty to organising Mr McGurk's 2009 murder and was to be the star crown witness at Medich's trial, telling police the businessman masterminded and financed the shooting. It was reported that Medich sought planning approval to rezone land that he owned at Badgerys Creek on the south-western fringes of Sydney. Now you finally have a choice. Instead McCarthy dropped the note at the home of Medichs brother Roy. He is also accused of the intimidation of Mr McGurk's wife. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. "Mr Medich had to authorise everything we did," he said. The Independent Commission Against Corruption is hearing evidence that Mr Gattellari and his one-time business partner Sydney property developer Ron Medich provided a prostitute to the then energy minister Ian Macdonald in return for him arranging a meeting with government officials. Brendan Esposito A District Court jury has heard that Gattellari, 68, who organised the McGurk murder at the behest of his friend Medich, was due to be released from Gattellari, 69, a former boxer, first attempted to defraud Medich in 2013 using the services of a recently released armed robber, Bobby McCarthy to demand $10 million and later $15 million. The police were soon involved and all the subsequent negotiations were taped by an undercover police officer. [6], In November 2011 the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) commenced an inquiry that heard allegations that Ian Macdonald, while a Minister in the Government of New South Wales, accepted sexual favours in return for introducing businessmen to executives of state-owned energy companies. [16] Costs were awarded against Medich. BoxRec: BoxRec is not under the control of any governing or sanctioning body, data may be incomplete/inaccurate. ", In another call he suggested Medich meet him later: "Why don't we go and have a massage tonight? He told the court Medich wanted to get some information about his own wife, Odetta, and keep an eye on her. [33] Court documents lodged by police, allege that some time after 1 May 2009, Gattellari solicited Safetli to murder McGurk and that for more than 13 months after the killing "did receive, harbour, maintain, and assist" Safetli. There is talk about a fifth COVID vaccine, but how many should I already have and who is eligible? The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. [34], On 27 October 2010, police also arrested Medich and charged him with soliciting to murder McGurk. He screwed me enough as it was," Gattellari told the court. Public hearings were held on:[27], An interim report was tabled to Parliament on 20 November 2009, and made eleven recommendations with a focus on stronger regulation of contact between planning officials, development proponents and lobbyists. His ensuing arrest and that of his then confidant, Ron Medich, set in train plots by Gattellari to demand millions of dollars from the wealthy property tycoon. Catch up with The Loop, Is there a safe limit of alcohol you can drink? Both Mr Medich and Mr Gattellari have been charged over the killing. When asked if he was concerned about what Safetli planned to do with it, Gattellari said: ''Why should I be?''. Giving evidence at the committal hearing of his former benefactor, Ron Medich, Gattellari said that, in 2010, he paid $2500 in cash to the police officer for a pistol. "These delays caused Mr Gattellari to become increasingly frustrated," the judge said. As a protected witness, Gattellari has spent his sentence in maximum security where he was frequently locked up for 22 hours a day. asked counsel assisting Geoffrey Watson, SC. In another matter, currently awaiting resolution, Medich and the Executors of McGurk's estate are in dispute. [22] Media reports claim that Gattellari was appointed a director to a number of companies associated with Medich in July 2009. However, police became involved and all dealings were secretly recorded by an undercover police officer. Michael McGurk was murdered at Ron Medich's request in 2009. A District Court jury has heard that Gattellari, 68, who organised the McGurk murder at the behest of his friend Medich, was due to be released from jail earlier this year but parole was refused after he was charged with two counts of attempting to extort $10 million from Medich in return for changing his evidence. Lucky Gattellari could be out of jail in December, just before his 70th birthday, a decade after the execution-style murder of Sydney businessman Michael McGurk which he organised. Medich's father worked as a canecutter, before moving to Cabramatta, Sydney and commenced developing land in Sydneys south-west. The two men are now both in jail over their respective roles in the 2009 murder of Medichs former business partner Michael McGurk. Grow your brand authentically by sharing brand content with the internets creators. Lucky Gattellari and Senad Kaminic have pleaded guilty to accessory charges after Mr McGurk was shot outside his home at Cremorne, on Sydney's north shore, in 2009. BOXER Lucky Gattellari has denied he became involved in the 2009 murder of Sydney businessman Michael McGurk for the money, saying instead that it was a case of "misguided loyalty". Collect, curate and comment on your files. Former boxing champion Fortunato 'Lucky' Gattellari was led into a car by police officers Ron Medich, 68, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Michael McGurk, his 45-year-old business partner [8], Medich and McGurk had a series of significant and ongoing business interests. Cremorne businessman Michael McGurk was shot dead. ''I couldn't stand over anyone. After a jury found him guilty, he was sentenced in April 2013 by Justice Geoffrey Bellew to a maximum of six years and five months' jail, with a minimum non-parole period of five years. Neither of the loans have been repaid, prompting Mr Terracini to accuse Gattellari of being a thief and ''milking'' Mr Medich of millions. [40], After pleading guilty in the NSW Supreme Court, Gattellari was sentenced by Justice Megan Latham in April 2013 to a maximum of 10 years jail. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. "My instructions were to have a selection of girls so that the person that they wanted to be entertained would have a selection, a choice as to who he wanted, " Mr Gattellari said. A spokesman said it would be inappropriate to comment further. [22] It was alleged that Medich was attempting to influence government officials by improper means. Rocco "Rocky" Gattellari (born 6 September 1941) is an Italian-Australian former boxer, Olympian, political candidate and businessman. arrested over the May 19, 2014, murder of student Jamie Gao. The court heard that the gun Constable Donohue provided was for Haissam Safetli, who was recently sentenced to 6 years' jail for his role in the execution-style shooting of Michael McGurk. Liverpool Local Court Magistrate Beverley Schurr on Thursday briefly mentioned the charges against Gattellari and another man, Senad [19] According to friends and McGurk's priest, he was a generous man and doting father. ''That's rich coming from you,'' Gattellari retorted. 9 May 2013, 11:15 pm Lucky Gattellari has been sentenced to at least seven and a half years jail for his role in the shooting death of businessman Michael McGurk. Lucky Gattellari, of Chipping Norton, a former Australian featherweight champion, was on Wednesday refused bail after being charged with soliciting the murder and being an accessary after the fact. [9][10][11][12] In various media reports, it was claimed that Medich and McGurk were in dispute,[13][14][15] including matters that were brought before the Federal Court by Medich against McGurk and his wife, and various companies associated with McGurk. He told the jury that Gattellari offered to give false evidence against Medich in return for the payment of millions of dollars but that Gattellari always intended to tell the truth about Medich. [30], On 13 October 2010, 13 months after the murder of McGurk, homicide detectives arrested the following:[22][31][32], It was reported that four days after the murder of McGurk, police seized a number of weapons from Gattellari's home. Justice Geoff Bellew told the jury that listening to the calls was "for the sole purpose of establishing what the crown says is the nature and extent of the relationship between Mr Gattellari and the accused at that time". Gattellari said at no time did he promise anyone a cut as he always planned to get the police involved once Medich agreed to pay him. It was never the Crowns case that he was going to give false evidence in the Medich trial, noted Judge Hock. [24] Richardson went on to say that McGurk was allegedly trying to blackmail Medich for $8million and that Richardson had provided a formal statement to NSW Police in around June 2009. "After the Michael McGurk murder there was upheaval everywhere and all over the place and Ron was getting an awful lot of flack from his wife [Odetta]," he said. A trial date of August 2014 was set, before Justice Megan Latham. This trouble, explained Mr Gattellari, was the killing of Mr Medich's former business partner Michael McGurk who was shot outside his Cremorne home in September 2009. He angrily denied that he had given McCarthy, whom he described as a career criminal, any authority to negotiate with the Medich camp or to demand $10 million. A choice to be free from rising energy costs and enjoy peace of mind from clean, sustainable energy. [45], Estephan pleaded not guilty and was tried for murder. Tap into Getty Images' global scale, data-driven insights, and network of more than 340,000 creators to create content exclusively for your brand. The price would rise to $15 million after Medichs August 2013 committal hearing. The former champion boxer, 63, has pleaded guilty to being an accessory before the fact of the murder of Mr McGurk, who was killed by a single gunshot to the head outside his "It was never the Crown case that Mr Gattellari was actually going to give false evidence in the Medich trial," she noted. His earliest release date is 2048. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Credit:Brendan Esposito. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. Gattellari was arrested the following year but when his former close friend and benefactor Medich refused to provide funds for Gattellaris legal defence, Gattellari became the Crowns star witness against Medich claiming he ordered the hit. They were screwing both of us and planned to keep all the money for themselves, he said. The court also heard that hundreds of thousands of dollars, allegedly from Mr Medich's investments in Gattellari's electrical businesses, were handed over to Gattellari's family without Mr Medich's knowledge. Gattellari was shipped from Long Bay prison to Cooma where his new cellmate was former cocaine kingpin Hatfield who was arrested in 2005 over a conspiracy to import 20 kilograms of cocaine using corrupt Qantas baggage handlers. SBS TV | SBS Radio | SBS On Demand, news, sport, food, movies The court heard ''changing tyres'' was the code Gattellari used for the murder. Gattellari said his job was "to obtain new companies" by investing in struggling electrical contractors controlled by Gattellari, with a view to consolidating them and launching a public float. [28] The supplementary report was tabled on 25 February 2010 and only became necessary as a result of Richardson's unwillingness to respond in writing to questions submitted after his evidence at the Committee's first hearing. Id like to get even with the bastard, was how Lucky Gattellari described his feeling of bitterness and betrayal about the actions of his onetime close friend, wealthy property developer Ron Medich. Gattellari, 69, was found guilty by a NSW District Court jury in December of two counts of conspiracy to defraud Medich. 'It's just gouging': Are property investors the solution to Australia's rental crisis? The estranged older brother of Lucky Gattellari has been spared jail for his role in a plot to demand millions of dollars from the now-convicted Sydney murderer Ron Medich. [30] A public enquiry was held over five days, and commenced on 1 February 2010. The first extortion attempt collapsed in December 2013 when it was suspected that the police were on to them. Judge Penelope Hock on Friday jailed him for at least two years and two months, meaning he will be eligible for release on parole in December. 14 December 2009 Richardson again appeared. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Fortunato "Lucky" Gattellari (60), a former Australian, Haissam Safetli (45) charged with murder of McGurk, Christopher Estephan (20) charged with murder of McGurk, This page was last edited on 20 January 2022, at 05:31. Both men had been due to be released last year, so Judge Hock back-dated their sentences to six months prior to that. Judge Hock accepted that the last sum was Rogersons doing. He also denied that McCarthys fee of $200,000 was to come out of the extortion money. The Commissioner determined that there were no findings of corrupt conduct; and was unable to substantiate any of the 13 allegations. There is talk about a fifth COVID vaccine, but how many should I already have and who is eligible? I am only 5'6'','' Gattellari replied. WebFind the perfect Lucky Gattellari stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. The former boxer was sentenced to 7 years' jail for his role in organising McGurk's murder. Organise, control, distribute, and measure all of your digital content. Two weeks later Medich himself was arrested and charged with the murder but was granted bail. So his family found a new way, The Australian coach who helped transform Roger Federer from a temperamental kid to a tennis icon, Police investigate shooting incident at Tara, In rare attack, polar bear kills mum, 1-year-old infant in remote Alaskan village, Gladstone Hospital secures emergency obstetrician but women still have to travel 100km for births, Heartbroken Nucoal investors find hope in long-running compensation fight, Some of the biggest names in snooker are charged over match-fixing scandal, 'We weren't aware': NT prison boss defends staff after death in custody. Hatfield's earliest release date is January 8, 2020. That plan fell by the wayside when Rogerson and McNamara were arrested for murder. Lucky Gattellari tells inquiry of 'the trouble' - the shooting of McGurk By Kate McClymont Updated November 9 2012 - 7:23am, first published November 28 2011 - 11:12am Accompanied by three armed corrective services officers, Lucky Gattellari took his seat in the witness box at a corruption inquiry earlier today. On 5 September 2009 The Sydney Morning Herald ran with a front-page banner: "Exclusive: Secret tape blamed for killing" and, directly below the banner: "It could bring down the Government."[23]. Gattellari is facing further charges, together with Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara, for allegedly attempting to extort Medich. Police alleged that Medich was the mastermind of the murder plot. Mr Medich, a property tycoon, is alleged to have been the mastermind. 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