Lawyer charged with conspiracy to launder money argues entrapment defence

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• Court hears Canberra lawyer Ben Aulich and accountant Michael Papandrea were entrapped into conspiring to launder money - ABC News
   

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  • Background can be found here at [4]- [8] - Watson v Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills Pty Ltd [2023] FCAFC 132
     

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