What they do for their living and what they do for their business is none of my business. The next night Packer sent a minion to reward Staunton with an envelope full of $100 notes. But the parole authority agreed to release him anyway, saying his 15-year sentence was lengthy compared to crimes of a similar nature. Pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply commercial quantities of cocaine and heroin in 1995 and 1996. Id like to think (Im a good judge of character) but then everybody thinks they know something about something. However, Haken and Egan, along with drug dealer Bill Bayeh, set up an elaborate "sting" for their own profit. 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. FORMER king of the Kings Cross strip, convicted drug dealer Bill Bayeh, has returned to what he knows best strip clubs. 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. The clouds have finally lifted over Kings Cross after days of rain. Called to give evidence about his relationship with police and criminals including Bayeh, Staunton refused to speak and was jailed for contempt. 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. Here is an entire list of people with the Last Name El undefined. 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. She also said the city was in the early stages of looking at if the city should staff a non-police traffic enforcement unit. How can we protect people no matter how they choose to get around?. Ive got the best education money could buy. Like a prince in plain clothes John, 25, is slouched in a chair at a Victoria Rd cafe talking to three friends about his club, The Tunnel, which is undergoing renovations. Staunton was sentenced to nine and a half years and served three in Canadian prisons where French was spoken more widely than English. Judge Christie noted the Commissioner's opposition, but said the Probation and Parole Service and the Serious Offenders Review Council supported Bayeh's release. But the NSW Corrective Services Commissioner still argued against Bayeh's release yesterday. THE former wife of flamboyant doctor Geoffrey Edelsten had an epic run-in with a notorious Kings Cross identity. 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. A local bum holds the door open when he sees John, who has been known to sling him a $50 note. Wanting more from life than a nine to five job he joined the NSW Police Force in 1978 when he was 19. He is also talking about the Royal Commission into the NSW Police Service and the heavy toll it has exacted from Sydneys red light district. "I just want to make a living like everybody else," said Bayeh. It is pretty interesting, especially given his history here.. Now though, his focus is firmly on Love Machine and the entertainment game. Corrupt King's Cross detectives Trevor Haken and Jim Egan go too far when arresting a pack of drunks, sparking calls for a royal commission into the NSW Police. 'You Australians are a hard lot,' Trump said to him. Joe Dooley leaves the King's Cross police and enrolls at Goulburn Academy. The victim was transported to the . S03:E06 - Women in Uniform. Were working to restore it. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Taken into custody in 1996 on leaving the witness box at the Wood royal commission into police corruption. Convicted cocaine dealer Bill Bayeh and his brother Louie are old friends of the family. I just want to get on with my life, he said. Of his now-shelved fruit shop plans, he said: It didnt happen. Why not, I grew up here, he said when asked why he had returned to Kings Cross. After spending the previous night watching videos with friends, John is in a buoyant mood. THE former king of the Kings Cross strip has returned to what he knows best: The strip club business. Upon his release Staunton was deportedand made his way to London. Bayeh, who now lives in the Sydney CBD with his 35-year-old fiance Leyla Yavuz, wants it known that he has no grudge against the two men mainly responsible for his very public demise and eventual jailing, Royal Commissioner James Wood and Council Assisting the Royal Commission John Agius. His older brother, Louis Bayeh, was also jailed in 1997 for perverting the course of justice. Staunton was again brought unstuck by an undercover cop and was arrested in January 1997 by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Thats what I think. The employees would be responsible for any charges the police laid. Within a year the new leader, Michael Kanaan, and some 50 others associated with the gang had been arrested. 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. Everywhere we go we know each other. 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. The legislation authorizes more than $40 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to pay for traffic calming and street redesign. Later John confides: All these people, weve been together since we had nothing. February 24 2023, 9:21 a.m. St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones . He received compensation for his injuries but will not say how much, just that it wasnt a lot. Bill Bayeh pleaded guilty to assaulting intensive care nurse Leanne Nesbitt The Kings Cross identity got into a heated argument with her early last year Bayeh allegedly made a threat. It typifies Johns blithe attitude to life. He is vehement when he says he does not deal drugs. Drawn to the Cross from Sydney's western suburbs in the late 1980s, Bayeh developed a serious gambling problem that left him drowning in debt. View Bill Bayeh's profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. As a member of the TRG he sustained permanent injury during a pitched battle with louts during the so-called Bathurst Riots at the 1985 Motorcycle Grand Prix. Long-time observers of the Cross say it was typical of the shameless bravado Bayeh then projected as he cruised the famous red-light district. He pleaded guilty to the hindrance charge earlier this month, while prosecutors dropped a second charge of resisting police. I'm not ashamed of anything I've done. One of his bouncer colleagues there was Felix Lyle, who would later become a Bandidos and Hells Angels boss. In effect he was saying the detectives had engaged in noble corruption the use of illegal means by otherwise honest police to convict known criminals. , updated Accused of being part of a syndicate which virtually monopolised the drug trade in Sydneys red-light district and regularly bribed police. That way you can train whoevers in your room to do it, she responds with a smile. If you're a friend of mine you're there forever.'. In 1998, after disposing of Danny Karam, drug dealer Michael Kanaan devises a plan to murder John Ibrahim and his bodyguard, Kiwi Steve, in order to divert attention. There he sat ringside with boxing legends Mike Tyson and Jeff Fenech and met future United States president Donald Trump who introduced himself outside Harding's dressing room. Who can deny that his life is often stranger than fiction? More than once he was cut by the teachers cane. Neither proved to be true and he launched legal proceedings, suing for up to $750,000 in damages from the state. They go home, theyve got social lives, they go out. The city can now start the design work on the already-completed traffic studies, get that work done by the first quarter of 2024, with construction to follow. Louis Bayeh swears revenge on Benny Kassab's boys Shaka and Norm Korbage for shooting up his house. Dennis Kelly fights off competition from Gerry lloyd and Sid Hillier for the role of Police Commissioner. From the Earl Place door to the Tunnel nightclub John can wave at the Kings Cross detectives. Johns club The Tunnel is still in chaos after more than a month of renovations but he remains optimistic. JOHN Ibrahim likes to think he was destined to own a Kings Cross nightclub. Everyones miserable. You have to be where all the action is. We used to kick box together. Bill Bayeh was jailed for 15 years for drug trafficking in the 1990s.Credit:Nick Moir. You need to be in jail, Ms Nesbitt said, according to a NSW Police statement of facts. John believes the shockwaves caused by the Commission have only just begun. 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. The claims are the subject of Mr Domican's part-heard interlocutory application before Justice Michael Wigney to have parts of Mr Ibrahim's and Pan Macmillan's defences struck out. I want to be left alone. Sydneys very small. 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. Ten years ago Kings Cross was the only suburb open late. It cost me $70,000 to buy 20 per cent. The comments below have not been moderated, By Staunton was first stationed at inner-city Redfern where he witnessed policing practices which quickly made him question his choice of employment. We used to do taekwondo together. The argument erupted after intensive care nurse Leanne Nesbitt passed Bayeh on her way to work at St Vincents Hospital about 6.40pm on a Sunday in February 2015. Bayeh was wrongfully jailed for two weeks in 2012 when authorities mistakenly believed he breached parole by travelling to north Queensland. Ive done my time many times over for my charges. Newcomer Benny Kassab starts dealing drugs in competition with the Bayeh brothers. Not long afterwards John dropped out of school. According to John, the then owner was being stood over by local heavies and ripped off by his managers. California Consumer Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information, California Consumer Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Debbie Webb joins the fraud squad, but is snubbed due to her whistleblower reputation. I bluffed well for a long time when I was 18. John, it seems, is inclined to oversimplify the details of his existence. While behind bars Staunton secured protection from Canadian bikies through his old friend Felix Lyle and managed to regularly speak on the phone to Bayeh, who was in an Australian prison. Soon after that, Karam was killed by his own gang members. She grumbles because she arrived early to work on the list but was unable to get into the room. 2015 Sydney Crime Museum. The relationship with Bill Bayeh was severed on the day John appeared before the Commission and heard a conversation between supergrass Trevor Haken and Bayeh, taped at Birkenhead Point Tavern in December 1994. Then click on any blue marker to find out more. I just want to make a living like everybody else, said Bayeh. Infrastructure work is very complicated. He was also accused of being in the company of Melbourne underworld figure Mick Gatto. He was once asked by a music industry friend to entertain Paul and Linda McCartney for a night at the Park Hyatt Hotel when the former Beatle and his then wife Linda wanted to meet 'real people'. Erin Molan defamation claim back in court, Bombshell for MP accused of child sex abuse. Staunton had witnessed police corruption since his earliest days on the force and it was internal treachery which. After being released from jail, Bayeh initially indicated he was interested in opening a fruit shop. Most often he is alone because, he says, his friends are too impatient for such an unhurried pastime. Don't miss out on the headlines from NSW. He was recorded instructing one of his standover men to tell a fellow drug dealer, Russell Townsend, that he ''cannot sell the nose thing any more and if he will not he will get a beating'' and warning another that there would be ''big bang bang soon''. Ms Nesbitt feared for her safety and called police. ''It is not every day the Serious Offenders Review Council recommends that the parole authority consider the release of a serious offender at the first eligible date,'' he said. I want to move on with my life. He was arrested in 1996 after giving evidence at the Wood Royal Commission into police corruption. By The 55-year-old sat, seemingly impassive, as his fate was decided, mumbling a barely audible ''thank you, God bless you'' as Judge Terence Christie of the NSW Parole Authority granted him parole after 15 years behind bars. The Missouri House already passed a similar bill. she said. Some nights John goes fishing off the rocks. It would be easy for Bill to go the wrong way but he is doing the right thing, she said. The 1990s saw the rise of many other powerful and violent Lebanese figures, including Louis Bayehs brother Bill. In 1999, he was sentenced to a 15-year minimum term - backdated to 1996 - which expires on July 17. 'Before I'd taken the job with Bram, I'd investigated the possible penalties,' he writes. Tom Domican, left, is suing John Ibrahim for defamation. The Police Royal Commission and the substantial reforms that followed it stopped most corruption, making police more effective against organised criminals than in the past. One belongs to John, the other to a friend. In 1988, a young, skinny boy named John Ibrahim from the outer-suburbs arrives in King's Cross to seek his fortune after being expelled from school, which results in a chance meeting with Sydney crime boss George Freeman. According to a defence lodged by Mr Ibrahim in November, Mr Domican - who had an attempted murder conviction overturned by the High Court - was in the "very frequent company" of Bill Bayeh in 1993 and 1994, "when he was eating, drinking, walking around and conducting business in the Kings Cross area". 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. Ill show you how to do it, she tells John. It is a rental property, the owner a widow and friend of the family. Theres corruption going on in every section where you could do somebody a good turn or a bad turn. The Republican-led House on Wednesday gave initial approval to the legislation. Together, they form a ruthless gang and set about taking over the King's Cross drug trade. The hearing has been adjourned to May 14. Bill Bayeh was jailed for 15 years for drug trafficking in the 1990s. Mayor Tishaura Jones . This resulted in the outbreak of a minor ''gang war'', culminating in the 1993 shooting of his brother Louis Bayeh by a rival dealer. Bayeh is also keen to point out there will be a zero tolerance to drugs at the venue. It is crisscrossed with scars. 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. Many of those who came after Louis Bayeh did not last so long. Not all of the target areas will receive funding, Board of Public Service President Rich Bradley said, adding that work will be prioritized on available funding. John was 16 when he first started working on the door of Images nightclub at Parramatta. 'But the morals that I have, I will not sell or give up on. If it seems sometimes that he lacks respect for the Commission, its because he does. On Wednesday, Mayor Tishaura Jones signed the St. Louis Safer Street bill (BB120), utilizing $40 . 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. Two video games stand idly on opposite sides of the room. Having obtained the HSC via correspondence, she enrolls in a detective's course at Goulburn Police Academy. FORMER Kings Cross underworld identity Bill Bayeh has walked out of Sydney's Silverwater jail . Their building also backs onto the street. However, Louis Bayeh uses his own police contacts to successfully oppose bail for the duo, causing Kassab to look like a liar. ST. LOUIS - The City of St. Louis is making its largest investment in road and pedestrian safety. Theyve got everything you and I have.. It primarily depicts the organized crimes in Kings Cross and the police corruption leading up to the 1995 Wood Royal Commission. I bumped into them on the street and we shook hands, he said with a smile. 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. Barrister Sue Chrysanthou, acting for Mr Domican, queried how allegations of branch stacking were relevant to the imputations raised before the court. One reason is that energetic and ambitious men who have difficulty obtaining legitimate opportunities turn to illegal ones. He extended his criminal activities and eventually became known as the Lebanese godfather. Political staffer Sally Rugg has ramped up her legal fight against teal independent Monique Ryan after an attempt at mediation failed. Bayeh initially claimed ignorance over the recordings and tried to explain his considerable assets by claiming they were the proceeds of gambling wins. (AP) Missouri 's governor would control St. Louis police under a bill advanced . Debbie Webb leaves King's Cross police and allies herself with her husband Greg Locke and politician John Hatton. In order to escape conviction, Trevor volunteers to become a "supergrass" and expose corruption in King's Cross. If Mr Domican is found to be entitled to any damages, Mr Ibrahim argues they should be minimised by his "bad reputation", among other factors. Smalltime bouncer Benny Kassab has an audacious plan to become King of the Cross and Tevor Haken's alcoholism takes a toll on his marriage and his ability to manage police corruption. 9NEWS reports the 56-year-old reportedly became involved in a heated argument with Leanne Nesbitt, now an intensive care nurse, outside St Vincent's Hospital last night at about 6.30pm. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Stephen Gibbs for Daily Mail Australia But its not only police. I dont think anyone expected he, would be involved in a business here. With help from drug king Bill Bayeh and his crew, Det. Convicted drug dealer Bill Bayeh has been released on parole after 15 years in prison for heroin trafficking in Sydney's Kings Cross. The inmate who took his place was severely bashed by three other prisoners because Staunton's name card had been left on the outer door. Staunton still works in security, hospitality and logistics and as a bodyguard to A-list celebrities. Running a club is perfect for that sort of thing, but its not for me. He must also undergo regular drug and alcohol testing and psychological assessment. He paid police to protect at least 24 gaming clubs and often entertained police officers. 02:50 GMT 23 Jul 2019. Hit the names to obtain what you want to know. Bayeh was arrested in 1996 for dealing heroin and cocaine from the once-notorious Cosmopolitan Cafe in Kings Cross. In 1999 Bayeh was the subject of an attempted assassination outside a restaurant in Narwee. 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 has only been to his parents country of birth, Lebanon, once. 'I just wanted to get straight into it. 'On the whole, I loved most of my decade in the New South Wales Police Force,' he writes. Whilst Fowler denies he is involved in corruption, he is shown covert video footage of him accepting a bribe. In every station you get two or three corrupt coppers. Under the bond for the Ms Nesbitt incident, Bayeh must continue psychological treatment for a year, Magistrate Graeme Curran told Downing Centre Local Court, noting both matters were at the lower end of seriousness. Bayeh was in court for sentencing on another matter, for allegedly hindering police in a separate incident three days before the February 2015 assault. It was at Baron's that Staunton impressed billionaire television mogul Kerry Packer with the hospitality he extended one evening to his visiting polo team. Staunton had witnessed police corruption since his earliest days on the force and it was internal treachery which brought his career undone one night in 1987. Russell Townsend, described in Royal Commission evidence as an alleged drug dealer, is a friend and gym partner. Everybody knows everybody. Benny Kassab, a nightclub bouncer, quells a street brawl and earns the attention of Bill Bayeh. Every job I got was eventually going to lead me to where I am now. On his first night at Long Bay jail Staunton, who was considered at risk due to his years as a policeman, was moved from his original cell. More like evidence of a botched Police intimidation and harassment campaign!Subscribe to my Telegram channel - https://t.. FORMER Kings Cross drug czar Bill Bayeh is back in strife with the law, arrested twice in three days by police the latest for allegedly assaulting one-time model turned nurse, Leanne Edelsten. In 2001 he was back in gaol for supplying heroin and cocaine and taking $180,000 which he split with police from brothel owners for protection. Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. He was shot three times but survived. Parents in our city, like myself, are asking ourselves, how can we teach our teenagers how to drive in a city where the rules of the road can feel more like suggestions. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. I came in there and cut it all out. Trevor Haken wears a wire to a meeting with Bill Bayeh. But she then stopped and turned to confront him about comments hed made some weeks earlier, sparking an argument that was recorded on her phone. Well before his death, though, he had handed on the flame to another criminal of Lebanese descent, Louis Bayeh. In 1988, a young, skinny boy named John Ibrahim from the outer-suburbs arrives in King's Cross to seek his fortune after being expelled from school, which results in a chance meeting with Sydney crime boss George Freeman. Were working to restore it. I'd know the stakes and reaped the rewards. Spoils of crime Bayeh's Gladesville home. Sydney was founded by criminals who for years formed a majority of its population. Hakim expanded his contacts among police and became a general intermediary between them and the underworld. One night he found a naked woman on the meal room table performing a sex act on herself with a police baton while his fellow officers drank cans of beer. Tanned, fit and small in stature, John has full lips, sleepy eyes and a subtly engaging persona. On Monday, Missouri senators held a hearing on a bill to remove some of Gardner's authority. I am a Muslim. 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