澳大利亚金融交易商Stavro D'Amore因挪用客户资金681,496.98美元而被澳大利亚联邦法院判处总刑期3年10个月，其中最少需服刑23个月[1]。D'Amore曾是澳大利亚最大交易公司之一Berndale Securities的老板，该公司于2018年崩溃，造成近900万美元的投资损失[1]。
法官Wendy Abraham认定，D'Amore的行为"故意且肆无忌惮地无视《公司法》规定的监管义务、作为董事的受信责任以及Berndale客户的利益"[1]。调查显示，挪用的资金部分被用于购买黄金海岸公寓，金额约25万美元，该交易涉及已入狱黑帮老大Tony Mokbel的关联人士[1]。法官进一步认定D'Amore的行为涉及有组织犯罪关联人士和金融市场监管违规[1]。
D'Amore曾将其位于特拉维夫的Forex TG办公室描述为"比《华尔街之狼》还大"[1]。2025年2月，Berndale Securities的清算人向受害者分配了首次和最终分红，每美元分配4.5美分[1]。与D'Amore共同被告的Daniel Kirby去年已被判处12个月监禁[1]。
Stavro D'Amore, former boss of Berndale Securities, one of Australia's largest trading companies, has been sentenced to a total of three years and ten months in prison, with a minimum non-parole period of 23 months, after being found guilty of misappropriating $681,496.98 in client funds [1]. The collapse of Berndale Securities in 2018 resulted in investment losses totaling approximately $9 million for affected clients [1].
Judge Wendy Abraham determined that D'Amore's conduct involved organized crime-linked associates and breached financial market regulatory obligations [1]. The judge stated: "D'Amore's actions were deliberate and reckless disregard for the corporate law obligations, fiduciary duties as a director, and the interests of Berndale's clients" [1]. According to court findings, D'Amore used $250,000 of the misappropriated funds to purchase an apartment on the Gold Coast, with connections to imprisoned crime figure Tony Mokbel [1]. D'Amore had previously characterized his Forex TG office in Tel Aviv as "bigger than The Wolf of Wall Street" [1].
In February 2025, liquidators distributed the first and final dividend to victims at 4.5 cents per dollar [1]. Co-defendant Daniel Kirby received a 12-month prison sentence last year [1].