NEWS: Ex-Star Entertainment CEO banned from running companies for six years over AML failures

By Rajasik Mukherjee

AN Australian court has banned former Star Entertainment CEO Matthias Bekier from managing companies for six years and fined him A$700,000 ($494,620) over failure to handle ‌money laundering risks at the casino operator.

The judgment comes months after the Federal Court found Bekier and former chief legal and risk officer Paula Martin breached their duties by failing to sufficiently address risks at the troubled group.

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