Page 2534 - Week 09 - Wednesday, 7 August 1991
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I take this one step further. An investigation was conducted over a number of years into other business connections maintained by the people whom I later named in my two speeches in this Assembly. That investigation was called Operation Manna because early investigators looking at the information said that this information is so good that it is like manna from heaven. One man whom I identified was Gerald Gold. He engaged in a letter writing campaign to members of this Assembly, wherein he made a number of untrue statements and wild distortions in an attempt to influence their votes. I sought to have a contempt of parliament matter brought up on that. The Speaker ruled that in his opinion it was not required for that. I intend to pursue that matter further.
Without reservation, the Victorian Police Internal Investigations Department confirmed the statement that I made regarding Mr Stuart Gill, an adviser who works for me and who is a senior police investigator. I read a document dated 24 May from the Internal Investigations Department of the Victoria Police, which states:
I am authorised by the Superintendent, Operations to inform you that Stuart Paul Gill has acted as a Consultant for the Victoria Police in past investigations, and is still currently consulting on current investigations.
Mr Gill played an active and ongoing role in Victoria Police investigations, and the material uncovered has caused the establishment of an invaluable database upon which new and wide ranging inquiries are under way. Many of the areas uncovered over an eight-year period show direct links to the X-rated video pornography trade, their bankers and their money launderers.
It is rather interesting that the attack came from Gold, as my new inquiries show that he has a long corporate history of failed companies and other organisations dating back to the late 1960s. The situation was such that the Corporate Affairs Commission recommended an investigation into Gold's operations.
I have a list of 41 companies, none of which operate any longer. They have all been liquidated, placed in bankruptcy, et cetera. Many of them would be well known - Channel 69, Private Screenings Pty Ltd, Unicorn Video, Video Pix Pty Ltd, Mr X Video, Hollywood House Video, Curbeydex Pty Ltd, Tag Video Pty Ltd, Liberty Home Video Pty Ltd, and so it goes on. Either someone is a very bad manager or there is fraud involved. In my last statement I showed exactly how that fraud works by asset stripping companies and sending them into liquidation to evade tax and responsibilities to creditors.
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