Jail for accountant who fleeced famous Australian musicians

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An accountant who stole more than $2 million from some of Australia's most well-known musicians and restaurateurs has been jailed for six years.

Damien Luscombe, 38, was a partner and business manager at accounting firm White Sky when he began transferring money that should have gone to his client's bank accounts into his own.

He would either doctor legitimate invoices or create fake ones with the billing bank details changed to his personal Commonwealth Bank account. His victims included performers Gotye, Angus and Julia Stone, and Peking Duk as well as the owners of Melbourne restaurants Mr Miyagi and The Meatball and Wine Bar.Angus and Julia Stone were among his victims.

 

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