General
Victoria Police ordered to reveal whether gangland lawyer Joseph Acquaro was an informer
Victoria Police has lost its bid to keep secret whether gangland lawyer Joseph Acquaro was acting as a snitch for two jailed drug traffickers.
Key points:
- Convicted drug smugglers Frank Madafferi and Saverio Zirilli want their sentences quashed
- The men were both represented by Nicola Gobbo, who was revealed to be a police informer
- They want to know if another of their lawyers, Joseph Acquaro, was also an informer
Convicted drug smugglers Francesco (Frank) Madafferi and Saverio Zirilli are both vying to have their lengthy sentences quashed after being represented by police informer Nicola Gobbo.
But the pair also want to know whether another one of their lawyers, Mr Acquaro, was providing police with information about his clients.
Mr Acquaro…
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