Richard David Boyle intends to plead not guilty to 66 charges laid against him.Richard Boyle exposed the tax office's aggressive debt collection practices to Four Corners last yearHis lawyer told an Adelaide court today he intended to plead not guilty
During a brief hearing this afternoon, Mr Boyle's lawyer told the court her client would formally enter his not guilty pleas at his next hearing in eight weeks' time.when he exposed abuse of power inside the ATO, including aggressive debt collection practices. He was charged with a string of offences including telephone tapping without consent and making a record of protected information in January.He faces a maximum prison sentence of 161 years if found guilty.Mr Boyle became an internal whistleblower in 2017 when he made a disclosure under the provisions of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 to the ATO.
The ATO offered him a settlement over an alleged breach of the Public Service Code of Conduct, offering him a payout and a statement of service, with no admission of liability, on the proviso he signed a gag order.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
in a moral society, whistle-blowers would receive a medal, not become political prisoners
good on him
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