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ASIC drops fraud charges against Sydney businesswoman Melissa Caddick
The corporate watchdog has dropped all charges against Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick more than five weeks after her foot washed up on the NSW far south coast.
Key points:
- Caddick faced 38 charges, including falsely claiming she had a financial service licence
- ASIC withdrew criminal charges to enable a civil case to proceed
- She was under investigation for stealing more than $20 million from dozens of investors
Two campers found human remains in a running shoe belonging to the 49-year-old businesswoman on sand at Bournda Beach, south of Tathra, on February 21.
The mother was facing 38 charges, including falsely claiming she had a financial services licence and other fraud-related offences.
But the offences were dropped when the case was…
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