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All you need to do is get your foot in the door, John says. I know everyone involved in the nightclub industry and they all know me. Even his late nights out are not wild ones, says John. However, his paranoia is justified as he discovers the Commission has a lot of incriminating evidence against him. Mr Ibrahim's lawyers claim in court documents that Mr Domican, a former ALP figure, accompanied Louis Bayeh to a meeting at the Cosmopolitan Cafe in Kings Cross, where the latter allegedly told Mr Ibrahim, "Who do you think you are, trying to take over the Cross?". 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Staunton travelled to Atlantic City in 1989 as part of boxer Jeff 'Hitman' Harding's entourage when Harding defeated Dennis Andries for the WBC light heavyweight title. Even as he was driven away in the back of a police car in 1995, the smooth-faced 40-year-old retained a certain arrogance - holding his manacled hands up to the camera for all to see. Anything else was probably a waste of time. The Liberal candidate in Kogarah says he capitalised on Opposition Leader Michael Daleys anti-migrant remarks to secure an 8.4 per swing in the primary vote in the Labor stronghold; Mr Daley takes the family to lunch; Bill Shorten says lessons must be learned; and, Labor women praise the Premier. Those who have crossed him no doubt have a different story to tell. Theyve got everything you and I have.. Why not, I grew up here, he said when asked why he had returned to Kings Cross. Bill Bayeh was jailed for 15 years for drug trafficking in the 1990s.Nick Moir The court heard Mr Domican accompanied Mr Bayeh, who has since served 15 years in prison for drug trafficking, around the area and "regularly stood outside" the premises where Bayeh's business dealings took place. They should never have let you out, youre a criminal.. S03:E03 - Kingdom Come . A cafe lifestyle by day and at night, entry into any Sydney club he chooses to visit. Download it here. FORMER Kings Cross underworld identity Bill Bayeh has walked out of Sydney's Silverwater jail after serving 15 years for drug trafficking. A few blocks north on Natural Bridge, a corridor that was the scene of multiple high-speed fatalities in recent years has seen speeds reduced by 9 miles an hour, Jones said citing Missouri Department of Transportation data and noting that more data was needed to see established trends. Taken into custody in 1996 on leaving the witness box at the Wood royal commission into police corruption. We have already seen with Robert Trimbole an example of how the Italian mafia came to Australia. she said. During the hearing, counsel for the Commissioner, Christopher Lonergan, referred to a pre-release report by Bayeh's probation and parole officer. There is not much we can do if he is running a legal business, said a police source. In the course of them doing their job theyve got to stickybeak everywhere, he says. Thats where you belong, John says. Hakims relationship with Lennie McPherson was essential to his success, and as Bob Bottom revealed in 1991, he once told Sydneys Mr Big: You are a flag and should be obeyed and should be respected. Kanaan received life sentences for three murders. He and a colleague had recovered a BMW stolen from television host Kerri-Anne Kennerley and then used to steal six dozen bottles of Scotch which were hidden in the boot. The weekend accidents, which killed one person at Morgan Ford and Bates, and another which killed four at Forest Park and South Grand, serve as tragic reminders, Jones said, while adding that the city has to do more. With another club in Surfers Paradise, also called The Tunnel, he wanted to free up his commitments in Sydney. As his drug operation grew, Bayeh and his family indulged in the good life. When it reopens on Thursday it will have a new image and a new name: Earl Place 1. Everywhere we go we know each other. Joe Dooley leaves the King's Cross police and enrolls at Goulburn Academy. The years have taken a toll on Bill Bayeh. Its not money thats been laundered. "How is branch stacking relevant to gang wars? Bayeh's method was simple. Another hobby is jetskiing. Sergeant Jim Egan and Trevor Haken devise a plan to swindle money from the federal police. On that occasion, Bayeh was accused of tearing up a handwritten drug code when he was searched by police outside the same coffee shop. I think this place is like every other place, I dont see any difference., Of his time in prison, he said: I wasnt treated very human 15 years in jail. Kim Hollingsworth is expelled from the Goulburn Academy for failing to disclose her work as a prostitute. We will abide by every single rule here and will be running a 100 per cent clean establishment, he said. Kim Hollingsworth organises a strip show for a police charity. In it Bayeh alleges that Russell (Townsend), Sam Ibrahim and John: They got the whole street. John believes the shockwaves caused by the Commission have only just begun. Johns club The Tunnel is still in chaos after more than a month of renovations but he remains optimistic. Dennis Kelly fights off competition from Gerry lloyd and Sid Hillier for the role of Police Commissioner. That was another episode when we said `Arent you glad to be an Australian?, Then we came home and the Royal Commission had just started.. During a transfer Staunton found himself sharing a van with Ivan Milat, 'puzzled as to how such an insignificant wimp could have terrorised and brutally murdered so many innocent people.'. He faced a parole board hearing for the first time today and the board heard Bayeh has been a model prisoner. And that flag should be saluted any time. 'You Australians are a hard lot,' Trump said to him. 'But the morals that I have, I will not sell or give up on. 'The money, the travel and the adventure had all been thrilling. Pan Macmillan's defence claims it could also be inferred Mr Domican was a violent criminal from a 2002 conviction in Western Australia after he pleaded guilty to threatening to break the neck of a police officer. Ill show you how to do it, she tells John. Its money thats all accounted for. In 1983 the Australian Federal Police tapped over 7,000 of Hakims conversations: 26 corruption investigations involving police ensued. Now that the parole restrictions are lifted, Kings Cross is where he wants to be. Louis Bayeh Managing Director & Founder at Hills Auto Centre Toongabbie, New South Wales, Australia 40 followers 39 connections Join to connect Hills Auto Centre Marist Brother's Parramatta. ST. LOUIS-On the heels of one of the most deadly years for traffic in the history of the city of St. Louis and a weekend that saw five people killed in a pair of traffic accidents, Mayor Tishaura Jones on Wednesday signed a board bill that commits to spending at least $40 million in federal funds on traffic calming and street redesign measures. The expansion of the Bayeh drug empire led to a push to remove small drug dealers off the streets. Can you turn it up a little, he jokes above the laughter of his friends. He was arrested in 1996 after giving evidence at the Wood Royal Commission into police corruption. Staunton was adept at solving legal problems for his associates and became well-known on the Sydney nightclub and music scene. What Bill did was illegal and unacceptable but he has apologised and served his time and now the fact of the matter is, the two of us know the streets and this is the industry we know. In 1987 Hakim was gaoled for six and a half years for his involvement in bribing Corrective Services Minister Rex Jackson to release prisoners early. People think police are machines. 2023, Charter Communications, all rights reserved. The Missouri House already passed a similar bill. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Bill's connections and jobs at similar companies. He is based in London and expects to live until he his 100. Released in 2011, Bayehs parole restrictions were such that he was not able to be in the vicinity of Kings Cross and other suburbs, including Woolloomooloo, for three years until restrictions were lifted on July 17, 2014. Not long afterwards John dropped out of school. I have gotten what I wanted out of the Cross. But the NSW Corrective Services Commissioner still argued against Bayeh's release yesterday. Staunton's playboy lifestyle came to a halt with his defiant appearance before the Wood Royal Commission into the NSW Police Service in June 1995. The band supports a small triangular leather pouch, inside of which is family shit. Jones hopes the end result of that work will resemble what has unfolded on a corridor not far from the site of the bill signing on the 3100 block of North Grand. More than once he was cut by the teachers cane. He was also accused of being in the company of Melbourne underworld figure Mick Gatto. Russell Townsend, described in Royal Commission evidence as an alleged drug dealer, is a friend and gym partner. In Kings Cross because there were so many people there was a bigger majority. Smalltime bouncer Benny Kassab has an audacious plan to become King of the Cross. 'There was no point in complaining about my sentence. But its not only police. The Reverend Fred Nile described him in parliament as Mr Fixit, an acknowledgement of the power he had acquired through his vast range of contacts in the Lebanese community, the police force, and elsewhere. They were assisted in this by new laws, such as those enabling them to seize assets that were the proceeds of crime, and institutions, such as the New South Wales Crime Commission (which had been created in 1986), which unlike the police can force people to give evidence. Some nights John goes fishing off the rocks. He supplied the drugs to those working on the front desks of his businesses, who would sell them in return for a cut of the profits. Bill Bayeh has bought a share in iconic strip joint Love Machine, with the refurbished venue set to open again later this month It's a remarkable return to form for the Golden Mile, now run by Bayeh's former driver John Ibrahim. John, it seems, is inclined to oversimplify the details of his existence. The employees would be responsible for any charges the police laid. At a nearby table comedian Vince Sorrenti is shouting to a group of workmen performing noisy roadwork. He paid police to protect at least 24 gaming clubs and often entertained police officers. Missouri's governor would once again have control over St. Louis police under a bill advancing in the state House. Mr Ibrahim also alleges Mr Domican opened his coat to display his gun while telling associates he would "take care" of a rival drug dealer on a Saturday night in 1993. While construction of those projects wont start until sometime in 2024, city officials confirmed that theyre separately looking at bringing back red light traffic camera enforcement in the nearer term and are in the early stages of exploring a non-police unit to address traffic enforcement. He bought a $525,000 house in Gladesville, spent tens of thousands of dollars on luxury goods and showered his wife, Tanya Michael, with overseas trips and expensive gifts. The team stuffed backpacks with meals to tide children over the weekend . Violence increased partly because of the nature of the drug trade, and partly because the degree of stability once provided in the underworld by the involvement of corrupt police largely disappeared. He is vehement when he says he does not deal drugs. I dont need to tell anyone how I got them. On his rise as a businessman in Kings Cross, John is more forthcoming. How can we protect people no matter how they choose to get around?. Learn More. It is a thirteen-part series loosely based on real events that stemmed from the mile-long nightclub/ red light district in the Sydney suburb of Kings Cross, also known as the "Golden Mile", between 1988 and 1999. But now Bill Bayeh - whose 15-year stretch behind bars may end within weeks - could be banned from setting foot on Sydney's Golden Mile. Life after prison looms for King of the Cross. Weve got so many favours owing to us weve lost count.. While still in the force he met underworld figure Louis Bayeh, his brother Bill, a young John Ibrahim and his older sibling Sam - a 'fearless criminal'. He describes winning almost $100,000 at Randwick one day and how he and Bill Bayeh turned over millions of dollars a year with a bookmaker. Police have attended the home of a 10-month-old baby who appeared in shocking footage sucking on and inhaling the fumes of a vape. It feels good that Im given the chance to just walk anywhere I want, he said. We flew from Amsterdam straight to Lebanon. It's being paid for with the American Rescue Plan Fund. One of his bouncer colleagues there was Felix Lyle, who would later become a Bandidos and Hells Angels boss. By then Staunton had bought his first Porsche and with a private investigator's licence work from major criminals and prominent law firms kept rolling in. Mr Ibrahim alleges Mr Domican has a reputation among "members of the Australian general public over the age of 35", NSW Police and the legal community, the building industry, and the pubs and clubs industry as a violent criminal, a standover man, and an associate of underworld figures. She also said the city was in the early stages of looking at if the city should staff a non-police traffic enforcement unit. Mayor Tishaura Jones . According to John, the then owner was being stood over by local heavies and ripped off by his managers. Narrowly escaping a shooting in Bayeh's gaming room, John receives some advice from George Freeman. You have to be where all the action is. His classroom became the streets of Kings Cross and like any student, some lessons were hard to learn. Political staffer Sally Rugg has ramped up her legal fight against teal independent Monique Ryan after an attempt at mediation failed. The document also alleges Mr Domican threatened an illegal poker machine supplier with violence in 1990 if he wasn't given money and access to the machines; and was sentenced to two months' hard labour in 1988 for possessing an unlicensed pistol. Commission investigator Gerry Lloyd hires Shaka, a former lieutenant to Benny Kassab, to wear a wire to expose the corrupt police working with Bill Bayeh. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. He took charge of $23million in Montreal and ferried $1million through Turkey into Pakistan wearing spray tan and a dark wig. John is dismissive about the context in which his relationships with colourful Kings Cross identities are viewed. Ive done my time many times over for my charges. In the TAB John is asking around after his friend when he gestures to a tall skinny man and says quietly: The worst thing you can be in the Cross is a KX (a protected Commission witness) because everyone knows who you are.. Sydneys very small. Stephen Gibbs for Daily Mail Australia, The Good Bloke by Charles Staunton is published by Pan Macmillan and is available from Tuesday, July 23, for $32.99. Former policeman and private detective Charlie Staunton, jailed by the Royal Commission for refusing to answer questions about his relationship with Bill Bayeh, is another close friend with whom he has travelled. That way you can train whoevers in your room to do it, she responds with a smile. His friends (and there are many) call him the most wonderful person in the world. They were abandoned after the Missouri Supreme Court cited constitutional and due process questions. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. He is passionate in his philosophy that nothing comes easy. Like most organised criminals in the modern era, they focussed on selling drugs, although standing over other drug dealers and car re-birthing were also popular. Kim Hollingsworth continues to risk her life to expose Eddie Gould's corruption. I deserve a second chance it is the Australian way.. Well before his death, though, he had handed on the flame to another criminal of Lebanese descent, Louis Bayeh. Tanned, fit and small in stature, John has full lips, sleepy eyes and a subtly engaging persona. 2015 Sydney Crime Museum. In return for the bribes, the police would tip off Bayeh about raids on his premises. ''It is clear from a number of remarks made by the sentencing judge that the sentence was intended to be punitive rather than rehabilitative,'' Judge Christie said. Later John confides: All these people, weve been together since we had nothing. While supporting Bayeh's release, the officer said: ''Mr Bayeh attempted to present a facade of a naive man, eager to charm and please. It is crisscrossed with scars. BACK in 1995, John Ibrahim was a brash young nightclub owner who had just come to the attention of the media when he was called before the Royal Commission into the NSW Police Service. I went back home for three days (last year) with Charlie Staunton. Traffic violence tears families and communities apart and to those who say that they feel scared on our roads: I hear you, Jones said. Erin Molan defamation claim back in court, Bombshell for MP accused of child sex abuse. You cant not be there and see whats going on. Together, they form a ruthless gang and set about taking over the King's Cross drug trade. But I still go home once a week to have a cup of tea with my mum, he says. With a wife and young family to support Staunton soon found work on the door at Baron's, an all-night bar and restaurant in Kings Cross. John is reticent to discuss the fight that left him hospitalised for three months with a stab wound in the stomach. Please try again later. It was a gift from his grandparents and it keeps his enemies away. None of the principals in the Pacific Mariner Cartel was ever arrested. After a shooting in a cafe, Trevor strikes a deal with Bill Bayeh to control police raids and competition in King's Cross - Bayeh gets the "Green light" from Trevor to sell drugs, providing he does not sell to minors and there are no more drug-related shootings in the Cross. The 1990s saw the rise of many other powerful and violent Lebanese figures, including Louis Bayehs brother Bill. Louis Bayeh swears revenge on Benny Kassab's boys Shaka and Norm Korbage for shooting up his house. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. When Bill's business suffers as a result, tensions rise between Bill and his brother, Louis Bayeh. I lost everything, lost my family, I lost my kids, all my money, everything. 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