Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
"Fraud (passing bad checks, documents, casino, bankrupcy, etc.)" |
Sentence: |
2-1/2 years |
Years Imprisoned: |
0.25 |
Year Crime: |
1991 |
Year Convicted: |
1992 |
Year Cleared: |
1992 |
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Australia |
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Judicially Exonerated Released |
Summary of Case: |
"Alan Bond was wrongly convicted in 1992 of fraud in Australia for soliciting money to rescue failing tycoon Laurie Connell, without revealing that he stood to gain a fat commission. Bond was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison. Bond served 3 months before his conviction was overturned, and he was acquitted by a jury after a retrial." |
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Innocence Proved By: |
Bond was acquitted in 1992 after a retrial. |
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Age When Imprisoned: |
54 |
Age When Released: |
54 |
Sex: |
Male |
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White |
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"Alan Bond, businessman - Obituary, The Telegraph (London, UK), June 5, 2015" |
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11654163/Alan-Bond-businessman-obituary.html |
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