Craig Thomson to face more charges

[icyfroth]

Former federal MP Craig Thomson will face more charges as prosecutors attempt to clarify the details of his alleged misuse of union credit cards.

Thomson, 49, is accused of misusing credit cards to pay for female escorts and X-rated movies while he was national secretary of the Health Services Union (HSU) and a Labor MP.

Prosecutor Lesley Taylor SC told the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday that about 50 new charges would be lodged against Thomson, after his lawyers complained of duplicity within the existing 173 charges.

Thomson is charged with 11 counts of theft, 31 counts of obtaining property by deception and 131 counts of obtaining a financial advantage by deception.

Ms Taylor said there was no new criminality alleged against Thomson.

In most of the charges the alleged victim was the HSU, she said.

"He is deceiving the union by saying that this transaction is a union expense and not a personal expense," she told the court.

However, Thomson's barrister Greg James QC said the structure of the case against his client meant it was "doomed to failure".

Ms Taylor said negotiations between prosecutors and Mr James will continue before the matter returns to court on Monday, when the hearing is scheduled to start.

Magistrate Charles Rozencwajg extended Thomson's bail until Monday.

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@lakeland27 wrote:

i think it relevant.

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This is about Craig thomson NOT Tony abbott or did you not read before you wrote LOL

[topsidesoul]

Start your own little witchhunts u labor luvvies.

This is about coffee and newspapers

[icyfroth]

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@izabsmiling wrote:

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@icyfroth wrote:

 

I like the way you downplay that Lakey, when it goes against the grain.

A bit like Martini and her "handful of students" burning the Aussie flag"

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x5 : Icy

Did you happen to notice this or didn't this mean much to you ? 

Mr Abbott has had to repay more than $9,000 in taxpayer funding, including the use of official "comcars", which was spent on travel to promote his book Battlelines in 2009.

Controversial former Liberal National Party MP Peter Slipper has complained about the case because he is facing legal action over travel expense claims of less than $1,000.

"No credit to justice when cases are treated differently. Abbotts amt was $9400 and he has been let off," Mr Slipper, who now sits as an independent, posted on Twitter yesterday.

Mr Slipper said the Opposition Leader had been given preferential treatment.

But, facing persistent questioning today in a press conference during a visit to a Sydney pie-making business Mr Abbott said it was a mistake that has been dealt with and was "old news".

"The Labor minister at the time was perfectly satisfied that there had been nothing that was deliberately done wrong and the matter was closed," he said.

"I think I've fully dealt with it, time to move on."

When pressed further, he accused the Prime Minister of stirring up the issue.

"Why is Kevin Rudd now trying to dish this sort of dirt?" he said.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-09/tony-abbott-says-labor-dirt-campaign-behind-questions-over-exp...

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But it's Craig Thomsen up there facing charges, isn't it, Iza, not Mr Abbott?

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So what happened there?

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[lakeland27]

icy the $9400 is just a part of it. estimates range up to 30.000 plus for the pollie pedal, the jetty swims etc etc. he hasn't paid back

But it's Craig Thomsen up there facing charges, isn't it, Iza, not Mr Abbott?

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So what happened there?

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that is a good question, people want the answer.

[izabsmiling]

Icy:I like the way you downplay that Lakey, when it goes against the grain.

A bit like Martini and her "handful of students" burning the Aussie flag"

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at the Irony and hypocrisy considering our recently Elected (by the people of Australia)

Prime Minister

[polocross58]

Quote:  " Thomson's barrister Greg James QC said the structure of the case against his client meant it was "doomed to failure".

LOL

Does he realise how unintentionally true and funny that admission is ?

'Doomed to failure' --- is that solicitor speak for, ' We don't have a leg to stand on' ?

Michael Smith news dot com has SO MUCH material relating to Thompson and Gillard and SO MANY erudite comments re: same that Aussies could try these cases themselves and save a fortune on legal waste and puffery

[izabsmiling]

if a case 'against' someone fails....doesn't that mean it isn't successful for those making the case against that client.

[lakeland27]

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@polocross58 wrote:

Quote:  " Thomson's barrister Greg James QC said the structure of the case against his client meant it was "doomed to failure".

LOL

Does he realise how unintentionally true and funny that admission is ?

'Doomed to failure' --- is that solicitor speak for, ' We don't have a leg to stand on' ?

Michael Smith news dot com has SO MUCH material relating to Thompson and Gillard and SO MANY erudite comments re: same that Aussies could try these cases themselves and save a fortune on legal waste and puffery

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its easy to have that much material when its either invented or twisted. smith is a jerk and a disgrace.  thomsons lawyer said that for the simple reason that there were No restrictions on the use of the HSU card.. its hard to breach rules and be convicted if the rules never existed in the first instance.

[polocross58]

Lakeland, I don't understand

How can documented evidence, much of obtained via the Supreme Court, be described as 'twisted' ?

Same with documentation signed by the accused ? 

Witnesses and their sworn statements/testimony -- 'twisted' ?

Williamson is lying?

They're all lying ?

Why?  Why would they all lie about a nonentity and several hundred thousand dollars of misspent union funds, particularly when the use to which those union funds were put isn't even a matter of disupte but instead is documented?

[spotweldersfriend]

Michael Smith,News Ltd and erudite in the same sentence.Now that's funny.Don't you mean Araldite?