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Alleged Westpac fraudster linked to botched contract killing
Lucas BairdReporter
Key Points
- Why it matters: Westpac has alleged Kathie and Andrew Musumeci and 11 other parties related to them defrauded them of $15 million through the Fresh Xpress fruit stand.
- Andrew Musumeci was once linked to a botched inner-Sydney contract killing in 1997.
- A coronial inquest heard evidence that his cousin had asked for help to kill his ex-wife.
- But the unknown hitman mistakenly killed a 57-year-old grandmother instead.
The man at the centre of an alleged $15 million fraud scheme targeting Westpac was once linked to a conspiracy to help kill his cousin’s ex-wife.
The bank is pursuing Kathie and Andrew Musumeci in the Supreme Court in NSW alleging they falsified revenue, profit and invoices to defraud the bank over five years through their stall Fresh Xpress.
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