239:"I'm not a standover man. I'm not a man of ill repute. Fair enough I've got a chequered past....but I paid for...whatever I have done wrong. I don't appreciate this nonsense that you are looking for someone to blame to justify your existence here today., to justify 300 investigators and teams of lawyers. You won't be justifying your existence with me. I promise you. I will fight you all the way, tooth and nail.
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expressed the fears of a colleague stating, "...he expressed some concerns about his safety, that people associated with this deal were the sorts of people that break legs..." Gatto and
Hedgcock's solicitor rejected any implication they had used threats or intimidation. Appearing before the Royal
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In 2020 Gatto launched a defamation lawsuit against The
Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Gatto claimed the article made him out to be a 'murderer' and 'one of Australia's most violent criminals'. In 2021 Justice Andrew Keogh ruled in favour of the ABC, stating "Far from being distorted, the
230:, it was heard that Gatto was involved in resolving certain business disputes. Witnesses attested that Gatto and his business associate, David "the Rock" Hedgcock, had been involved in solving industrial relations problems in the construction industry. One witness, a representative of
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and threatened to kill him. Gatto claimed that during a struggle he was able to turn the gun around on
Veniamin and fire one shot into his neck, and one shot in the eye. He also claimed that during the argument, Veniamin had implicated himself in the deaths of
257:. The concerning relationship between Gatto, an underworld figure, and Dr Teo, a medical professional, was further substantiated in 2019 when The Sydney Morning Herald contacted Dr Teo's office about his alleged sexual harassment of colleagues in
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government withdrew his fight promotional licence. In 2014 Gatto claimed that he had raised over $ 4.5 million for charity over ten years. In 2017 it was alleged that Gatto was involved in assisting with resolution of matters involving
291:(ATO). It was claimed that Gatto and his family owed the ATO $ 15 million; and both parties agreed to settle the matter for less than $ 4 million. It was reported that in order to pay the ATO, Gatto sold his
218:, it was alleged that Gatto had links to both men and to Faruk Orman, the man later convicted of Peirce's murder and acquitted in 2019. No charges were laid against Gatto.
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244:Mick Gatto, before the
232:Baulderstone Hornibrook
135:. Gatto was named as a
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617:"Dominic "Mick" Gatto"
441:"The Master Networker"
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911:Joseph Quadara (1999)
905:Damian Catania (1999)
902:Vince Mannella (1999)
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301:Mornington Peninsula
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337:In popular culture
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1116:Purana Task Force
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64:Nationality
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1148:John Higgs
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927:Dino Dibra
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363:References
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201:Dino Dibra
68:Australian
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148:Melbourne
137:standover
129:Victorian
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