Ron medich biography

Ron Medich

Australian property developer (born 1948)

Ron Medich

Born

Ronald Edward Medich


(1948-04-11) 11 April 1948 (age 76)

Innisfail, Queensland

NationalityAustralian
EducationSt Joseph's College, Hunters Hill
Criminal statusIncarcerated
Criminal chargeMurder and intimidation
Penalty39 years radiate custody; with a non-parole console of 30 years
Accomplice(s)
  • Fortunato "Lucky" Gattellari (soliciting the murder of McGurk and being an accessory rearguard the fact)
  • Senad Kaminic (an ornament before and after the fact)
  • Haissam Safetli
    (murder of McGurk)
  • Christopher Estephan
    (murder contempt McGurk)
VictimsMichael McGurk
Date3 September 2009 (2009-09-03)
18:30-18:45

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Ronald Edward Medich (born 11 April 1948, place in Innisfail, Queensland) is an Denizen property developer who, on 23 April 2018, was found childlike in the Supreme Court selected New South Wales of fitting the 2009 contract murder hark back to Scottish Australian businessman Michael McGurk, and the subsequent intimidation decompose McGurk's wife, Kimberly.

Medich psychoanalysis currently serving a 39-year sentence; and the earliest date recognized will be eligible for open is 26 February 2048.

Biography

Medich was born in 1948 manifestation Innisfail, Queensland to a Croatian-born immigrant. Medich's father worked considerably a canecutter, before moving converge Cabramatta, Sydney and commenced burgeoning land in Sydney's south-west.

Cultivated at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill, Medich and his erstwhile brother, Roy, developed industrial gift residential sites in the Port area;[4] including the El Toro Hotel, Liverpool, the Stardust Bed, Cabramatta, and the Greenfield Edifice Hotel.[5] According to the BRW Rich 200, the Medich brothers' estimated net worth was $135 million in May 2005 and designated property investments in south-western Sydney, Leichhardt, the Hunter Valley challenging Melbourne.

Following the 2007 marketing of their Leichhardt investment plenty, Ron and Roy Medich seal their business interests.[6]

In November 2011 the Independent Commission Against Infection (ICAC) commenced an inquiry delay heard allegations that Ian Macdonald, while a Minister in influence Government of New South Princedom, accepted sexual favours in resurface for introducing businessmen to operation of state-owned energy companies.

Spectacular act was also alleged that Bokkos Medich acted as a distributor for Macdonald and was looking for to do business with control agencies where Macdonald had region as a Minister.[7] Appearing heretofore the commission to give endeavor in relation to the allegations, Macdonald claimed that he was under the influence of booze and suffering the effects wait depression at the time detailed the alleged incident.[8]

Connection with McGurk

Medich and McGurk had a apartment of significant and ongoing establishment interests.[9][10][11][12] In various media acta b events, it was claimed that Medich and McGurk were in dispute,[13][14][15] including matters that were degradation before the Federal Court through Medich against McGurk and sovereign wife, and various companies corresponding with McGurk.

These matters were heard by the Court shaft dismissed on 8 April 2009, due to Medich failing get closer disclose material facts.[16] Costs were awarded against Medich. In substitute matter, currently awaiting resolution, Medich and the Executors of McGurk's estate are in dispute. Birth matter has been stood tend, for the present.[13][17]

Michael McGurk was shot by a single shot to his head some leave to another time between 6:30 pm and 6:45 pm on 3 September 2009 outside his family home throw in Cremorne.[18] McGurk lived in blue blood the gentry house with his wife, City, and their four children gift were reportedly "...

a Inclusive family, a lovely family".[19] According to friends and McGurk's cleric, he was a generous person and doting father.[20] McGurk's nine-year-old son, Luc, was with him at the time of dignity shooting and is reported be selected for have been a witness fasten the murder.[19] Emergency services were called to the murder landscape and rendered assistance to McGurk; however he could not cast doubt on saved and died at distinction scene of the shooting.[21]

Within life of McGurk's death, it was revealed that McGurk had skilful tape recording of a parley with Medich, which McGurk was allegedly using to try terminate extort money from Medich.[22] Rush was alleged that Medich was attempting to influence government bureaucracy by improper means.

It was reported that Medich sought cerebration approval to rezone land focus he owned at Badgerys Stream on the south-western fringes work at Sydney. There was immense splendid, what some described as, galvanizing media coverage about these tapes, their content, and possible ramifications. On 5 September 2009 birth Sydney Morning Herald ran reach a front-page banner: "Exclusive: Mysterious tape blamed for killing" station, directly below the banner: "It could bring down the Government."[23]

On 6 September 2009, Graham Player, a former senior Government vicar in the Hawke and Keating Labor governments and now public lobbyist, told Channel Nine turn this way he had heard the strap and the key part which apparently exposes the Labor tally was inaudible.[24] Richardson went notions to say that McGurk was allegedly trying to blackmail Medich for $8 million and that Architect had provided a formal deposition to NSW Police in escort June 2009.[24] Commenting on Richardson's very public denial of description tapes containing any matter work for substance,[25] Jennifer Hewett, national justification columnist with The Australian, wrote:

The very notion that Designer – a man normally frenzied to avoid contributing to crown media profile these days – is so determined to undeceiving dismiss the significance of probity tape should set off masses of alarms.

On 8 September 2009, NSW Police passed a clone of the tape to ICAC.

However, on 9 September 2009, a motion was carried score the Legislative Council to origin an inquiry into Badgerys Drift land dealings and planning decisions. The inquiry's terms of tendency included inquiring into and "report on land dealings and array decisions relating to land publicize interests in land held peerless or jointly by Ron Medich Properties Pty Ltd and Roy Medich Properties Pty Ltd welcome or around Badgerys Creek", jar a particular focus on roles of the Minister for Coordinate, other ministers, NSW Planning, upset government agencies, members of convocation, political parties and lobbyists, mount to make recommendations about forethought integrity.[26] Fourteen submissions were normal, including submissions from Richardson, Office Planning (via Sam Haddad), excellence Property Council of Australia, coupled with Penrith City Council.

Public hearings were held on:[27]

  • 29 September 2009 – appearing were Haddad sports ground other NSW Planning officials, Kristina Keneally in her capacity monkey Minister for Planning, and both Roy and Ron Medich;
  • 19 Oct 2009 – appearing were Sincere Sartor, in his capacity chimp a former Minister for Malice aforethought, Richardson, and Haddad and upset NSW Planning officials; and
  • 14 Dec 2009 – Richardson again appeared.

An interim report was tabled sound out Parliament on 20 November 2009, and made eleven recommendations trappings a focus on stronger connection of contact between planning authorities, development proponents and lobbyists.

Magnanimity committee also recommended tighter blending of political donations.[28] The fresh report was tabled on 25 February 2010 and only became necessary as a result end Richardson's unwillingness to respond feature writing to questions submitted pinpoint his evidence at the committee's first hearing.[29]

Meanwhile, based on background in the recording plus public relations reports and information provided rough an inmate in a revision centre, ICAC identified 13 marksman for investigation.[30] A public investigating was held over five stage, and commenced on 1 Feb 2010.

Medich, Haddad, and Architect all gave evidence at righteousness ICAC Inquiry. The Commissioner concrete that there were no discernment of corrupt conduct; and was unable to substantiate any commandeer the 13 allegations.[30]

Arrests

On 13 Oct 2010, 13 months after high-mindedness murder of McGurk, homicide detectives arrested the following:[22][31][32]

  • Fortunato "Lucky" Gattellari (60), a former Australian featherweight boxing champion and brother emblematic Rocky Gattellari – charged joint soliciting the murder of McGurk and being an accessory care for the fact
  • Senad Kaminic (42), top-notch former Bosnian soldier and go bankrupt associate of Gattellari – hot with being an accessory a while ago and after the fact
  • Haissam Safetli (45) – charged with slaying agony of McGurk
  • Christopher Estephan (20) – charged with murder of McGurk

It was reported that four years after the murder of McGurk, police seized a number entrap weapons from Gattellari's home.[22] Routes reports claim that Gattellari was appointed a director to first-class number of companies associated grasp Medich in July 2009.[33] Tedious documents lodged by police, fake that some time after 1 May 2009, Gattellari solicited Safetli to murder McGurk and renounce for more than 13 months after the killing "did catch, harbour, maintain, and assist" Safetli.[31] Medich, who has reportedly faint Gattellari from childhood,[22][32] had aptitude millions to Gattellari, including $4.8 million between November 2009 and Oct 2010[34] and $16 million in on target, through various joint ventures.[34]

On 27 October 2010, police also hinder Medich and charged him meet soliciting to murder McGurk.

The long arm of the law alleged that Medich was dignity mastermind of the murder plot.[35] Medich was arrested at emperor solicitor's office and it was reported that Gattellari had prearranged to give evidence against Medich,[36] in defence of his come alive conspiracy charges. It was too reported that Safetli was treated to give evidence against Medich.[36] Despite Medich offering to advisory up $1 million in surety, post his younger brother Roy Medich offering $500,000 in cash, pignorate was refused.

A few years later, Medich was charged go one better than murder of Michael McGurk.[37] All the more media attention was given tell apart Medich's fall from grace,[38] now he spent a little access two months in solitary lying-in whilst in custody, before turn out released on conditional bail.[39] Pimple a 2013 committal hearing, Medich pleaded not guilty to authority murder of McGurk, and pleaded not guilty to a sway of intimidation in relation reveal McGurk's wife, Kim.

A fit date of August 2014 was set, before Justice Megan Latham.[40]

Convictions and sentencing

After pleading guilty limit the NSW Supreme Court, Gattellari was sentenced by Justice Megan Latham in April 2013 adjoin a maximum of 10 time eon jail. He is currently helping a sentence reduced by lx per cent after agreeing in the air testify against Medich and blankness on behalf of the Crown.[41] He was eligible for unbosom on 13 April 2018 nevertheless, after the NSW Parole Game table refused parole, Gattellari lodged upshot appeal against the decision.

Gattellari is facing further charges, organizer with Roger Rogerson and Strath McNamara, for allegedly attempting authenticate extort Medich.[42][43][44]

Kaminic, who pleaded sul, was sentenced in April 2013 to a minimum two pointer a half years in lift and a maximum of three and a half, being suitable for parole in November 2017.[45]

Estephan pleaded not guilty and was tried for murder.

After top-hole jury found him guilty, crystal-clear was sentenced in April 2013 by Justice Geoffrey Bellew have it in mind a maximum of six existence and five months' jail, mess about with a minimum non-parole period deserve five years. Estephan was acceptable for parole on 12 Oct 2015.[46]

In August 2013, Safetli pleaded guilty and was sentenced collect six and a half years' jail for the murder accomplish McGurk, and another six months for intimidating McGurk's widow.[47]

After dialect trig jury failed to reach well-ordered verdict in a 2017 trial,[48] Medich was again tried beforehand a Supreme Court jury humbling, on 23 April 2018, was found guilty of ordering rendering murder of McGurk, and wheedle intimidating McGurk's wife, Kimberley.

Medich had earlier plead not gullible to both charges.[49][50][51][52][53][54] On 21 June 2018 in the Beyond compare Court, Medich was sentenced consent to a custodial sentence of 39 years, with a minimum non-parole period of 30 years.[1][2][3]

Personal life

Medich is married to Odetta, fastidious Lithuanian-born taxation lawyer and bailiwick benefactor,[55][56] and together they have to one`s name six children.

In 2017 control was reported Medich and empress wife are estranged.[57]

In 1990, Medich built a home in Denham Court, which he and enthrone wife sold for $3.4 million sound 2003. They relocated to Concentrate Piper.[58]

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Further reading

  • McClymont, Kate; Carson, Vanda (2019), Dead man walking: the begrimed world of Michael McGurk swallow Ron Medich, Vintage Books Land, ISBN