Tax scam proceeds used to back luxury club, car dealer, cannabis firm
Millions of dollars from an alleged $70 million tax fraud scheme were apparently invested in luxury club chain Cafe del Mar, a car dealership for the rich and famous, a private equity fund and a Sydney cannabis manufacturer, according to liquidator investigations.
Insolvency Options liquidator Darren Vardy is pursuing more than $7 million in “tainted” loans or investments from the alleged tax fraud scheme involving some 40 corporate entities and run by former insolvency adviser Sam Henderson, who was found dead in a Sydney hotel room last year.
On January 29, 2024, the Australian Financial Review published the above article which made reference to Café Del Mar having received a loan from Fifteen Investments and that it had previously been a client of a company used in the Plutus Payroll tax fraud.
John Zappia has stated that Café Del Mar Australasia did not receive any loan from Fifteen Investments, and that it and John Zappia were not involved with Plutus Payroll or any other entity related to Plutus Payroll.
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