Former Victorian newsreader jailed for GST fraud

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A former beauty queen and Seven Network presenter has only her stubbornness to blame for being jailed over a $1.7 million GST bill owed to the tax office. 9News

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A former Victorian beauty queen and Seven Network presenter has only her stubbornness to blame for being jailed over a $1.7 million GST bill owed to the tax office.

The former Miss Victoria Grocery Industry winner didn't pay GST on a $7.5 million property at Portsea, a $7.8 million mansion at Caulfield North and a Toorak property valued at more than a million dollars. The 58-year-old, whose beauty pageant success launched her into a TV career, was in denial about the money owed, County Court Judge Scott Johns said today.

The former Seven Network presenter was in denial and had worked to convince others she was not liable to pay the tax on the properties, Judge Johns said.Semmens "ignored advice" she did not want to hear, he told the court.

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