Ive got the best education money could buy. Policing in the 1960s and 1970s: a memoir. Well, youre the new lifeblood of the drug industry in Kings Cross, arent you? Mr Agius asked John after the tape was played. Coles has announced it has scrapped a major Covid-19 requirement for all its staff. While the club is being renovated John keeps up a fitness regimen, working out at the City Gym on Crown St more than four times a week. Like a trash TV junkie he watches the commission on television at every opportunity. 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LOUIS (KMOV) - St. Louis City SC spent Wednesday afternoon packing up more than 1,600 meals for Operation Food Search. 'I just wanted to get straight into it. Could this really be a coincidence? Benny Kassab suspects that he has a rat in his ranks. Kim Hollingsworth continues to risk her life to expose Eddie Gould's corruption. It's not hard to understand why. I want to move on with my life. Yeah, I am the leader in some ways. FORMER Kings Cross identity Bill Bayeh has been given a bond for making a threat involving a sex toy to Geoffrey Edelsten's ex-wife during an ugly verbal spat recorded on a smart phone. He was shot three times but survived. Neither proved to be true and he launched legal proceedings, suing for up to $750,000 in damages from the state. However, the operation goes awry. As his drug operation grew, Bayeh and his family indulged in the good life. Among Staunton's close friends was John Ibrahim, with whom he travelled to England, Austria and Lebanon on one trip. Bayeh was in court for sentencing on another matter, for allegedly hindering police in a separate incident three days before the February 2015 assault. St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones signed the St. Louis Safer Streets bill Wednesday. On Monday, Missouri senators held a hearing on a bill to remove some of Gardner's authority. The sun is shining and John is sparkling with good humour. Former Sydney drug kingpin Bill Bayeh has been granted parole after more than a decade in jail. Within a day of arriving in the city he found himself in the Ifield Hotel in Fulham where the first person he met was Howard Marks, one of the most notorious drug smugglers in the world. 'The Ten Commandments are a reference point, and thus my life is not complicated, no matter how hard I have tried to make it so. Police were surprised to hear Bayeh was going back into business in the Cross. Staunton writes of visits to Sha Tin races in Hong Kong, Royal Ascot in England and regular Sunday night card games with identities including then rugby league coach Phil Gould. Convicted cocaine dealer Bill Bayeh and his brother Louie are old friends of the family. Hed been cruising its streets since he was a schoolboy, piling into a car with a group of friends looking for action. Erin Molan defamation claim back in court, Bombshell for MP accused of child sex abuse. He is passionate in his philosophy that nothing comes easy. It is a rental property, the owner a widow and friend of the family. 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. Youll find we are very boring. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. He is vehement when he says he does not deal drugs. He will be under as much scrutiny as anyone who runs that type of business in the Cross., Another Kings Cross detective added: We have been waiting for him to come up here when his parole conditions finished maybe for a coffee or something. Akela Lacy. 'I couldn't wait,' he tells Daily Mail Australia. The team stuffed backpacks with meals to tide children over the weekend . Between those opposite ends of the law Staunton found himself somewhere in the middle as a private investigator and problem-solver for Sydney's underworld. Having obtained the HSC via correspondence, she enrolls in a detective's course at Goulburn Police Academy. It would be easy for Bill to go the wrong way but he is doing the right thing, she said. He (the owner) was getting robbed right left and centre. Back before the Ibrahims had seriously staked their claim and the Wood Royal Commission exposed the corruption riddling the King Cross police command, Bill Bayeh was ''Billy the Boss''. Weve got so many favours owing to us weve lost count.. 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 morals that I have, I will not sell or give up on. Why not, I grew up here, he said when asked why he had returned to Kings Cross. Danny Karam, a nightclub bouncer who later became one of Bayeh's standover men, remembered that Bayeh was so broke in 1991 he was forced to ask him for $50. 'I do not have a thousand morals,' Staunton writes on page one of The Good Bloke. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Hakim got him a job as debt collector with Lennie McPherson, and Bayeh went on to open a gaming club at West Ryde with Hakims approval and then became a major standover man and Kings Cross drug dealer for many years. But a group always has a dominant personality.. Because of the urgings of his friend to co-operate with the investigation, John is faced with the unenviable choice of "dobbing in" Townsend and losing the respect of Sydney's criminal underworld. 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. Dressed in beige jeans and a blue and white checked shirt, John is the quintessential young eastern suburbs entrepreneur. While still in the force he met underworld figure Louis Bayeh, his brother Bill, a young John Ibrahim and his older sibling Sam - a 'fearless criminal'. Bayeh was given a minimum sentence of 15 years in jail for cocaine and heroin trafficking. It wasnt for me. I bumped into them on the street and we shook hands, he said with a smile. Egan and Haken organise a deal with Kassab that if Shaka and Norm turn themselves in at the Bankstown Police Station, they will get off lightly. Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. When John changes into a sports singlet for the gym he reveals a worn band which he wears around the top of his arm. His friends (and there are many) call him the most wonderful person in the world. Bicycle guy is a True Blue Aussie! Bayeh was likewise associated with the strongman Tom Domican. In 1999 Bayeh was the subject of an attempted assassination outside a restaurant in Narwee. We were supposed to be there a week but we couldnt stand it so we left after three days. Tax has been paid on it.. Hakims relationship with Lennie McPherson was essential to his success, and as Bob Bottom revealed in 1991, he once told Sydneys Mr Big: You are a flag and should be obeyed and should be respected. Former Kings Cross underworld boss Bill Bayeh has walked free from prison after 15 years behind bars. Don't miss out on the headlines from NSW. In return for the bribes, the police would tip off Bayeh about raids on his premises. Youve got to know whats happening. Trevor Haken's alcoholism takes a toll on his marriage and his ability to manage police corruption. Then you go home, have a shower and sleep very well.. Twenty years later Staunton was locked up in a Canadian prison for his role in an international drug cartel which moved 25 tonnes of cannabis resin worth $1billion. A friend embarks on a monologue about the imprudence of talking to the press and John quiets him with a simple Thatll do. Bayeh was arrested in 1996 for dealing heroin and cocaine from the once-notorious Cosmopolitan Cafe in Kings Cross. 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. Soon, Kassab becomes Bayeh's "fall guy", holding the money and drugs from Bill's deals. I just want to make a living like everybody else, said Bayeh. A restaurant burned by unreliable workers has bluntly advertised what theyre looking for on a sign hung outside their front door. It turned out McPherson already had a direct relationship with the club, and sent a group of men to throw the new machines into the street. Theyre more important than money, John confides. I deserve a second chance it is the Australian way.. He received compensation for his injuries but will not say how much, just that it wasnt a lot. ', Long-time friend and former Kings Cross nightclub boss John Ibrahim sums up Staunton on the book's cover: 'When Charlie's good he's great. As John cruises up and down Darlinghurst Rd looking for a friend, he is greeted with casual waves. 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. Then click on any blue marker to find out more. On that occasion, Bayeh was accused of tearing up a handwritten drug code when he was searched by police outside the same coffee shop. THE former wife of flamboyant doctor Geoffrey Edelsten had an epic run-in with a notorious Kings Cross identity. Were working to restore it. Bill Bayeh was jailed for 15 years for drug trafficking in the 1990s.Credit:Nick Moir. By Former policeman and private detective Charlie Staunton, jailed by the Royal Commission for refusing to answer questions about his relationship with Bill Bayeh, is another close friend with whom he has travelled. BACK in 1995, John Ibrahim was a brash young nightclub owner who had just come to the attention of the media when he was called before the Royal Commission into the NSW Police Service. 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". His rise from such depths was dramatic. The years have taken a toll on Bill Bayeh. If it seems sometimes that he lacks respect for the Commission, its because he does. Crime is an essential part of the city's history. Along the way he was called upon to keep Paul McCartney and his wife company for an evening and once shared a prison van with backpacker killer Ivan Milat. But its not only police. 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Stephen Gibbs for Daily Mail Australia Aldermanic Board President Megan Green said traffic education and enforcement would be a priority for the next session of the Board when new members are seated after the April elections. 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. After spending the previous night watching videos with friends, John is in a buoyant mood. FORMER Kings Cross identity Bill Bayeh has been given a bond for making a threat involving a sex toy to Geoffrey Edelstens ex-wife during an ugly verbal spat recorded on a smart phone. How can we protect people no matter how they choose to get around?. But on his release from prison his power was much weakened. He pleaded guilty to the hindrance charge earlier this month, while prosecutors dropped a second charge of resisting police. New King's Cross beat constable, Wendy Jones, quickly crosses paths with John Ibrahim and the attraction is mutual. I knew them all and they wouldnt have been standing over my business. No one really knew that I didnt know what I was doing, except me.. Theres corruption going on in every section where you could do somebody a good turn or a bad turn. His principal once told him he would wind up dead or very rich. Hakim expanded his contacts among police and became a general intermediary between them and the underworld. John is dismissive about the context in which his relationships with colourful Kings Cross identities are viewed. I went back home for three days (last year) with Charlie Staunton. I dont need to tell anyone how I got them. On his rise as a businessman in Kings Cross, John is more forthcoming. The hearing has been adjourned to May 14. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. It primarily depicts the organized crimes in Kings Cross and the police corruption leading up to the 1995 Wood Royal Commission. Our Spectrum News app is the most convenient way to get the stories that matter to you. Those who have crossed him no doubt have a different story to tell. I came in there and cut it all out. Debbie Webb joins the fraud squad, but is snubbed due to her whistleblower reputation. Ill show you how to do it, she tells John. View Bill Bayeh's profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. KINGS Cross identity Bill Bayeh has pleaded not guilty to assaulting the former wife of colourful businessman Geoffrey Edelsten. In 1999, he was sentenced to a 15-year minimum term - backdated to 1996 - which expires on July 17. FORMER king of the Kings Cross strip, convicted drug dealer Bill Bayeh, has returned to what he knows best strip clubs. Although wealthy, good looking and self-assured, John is, in many ways, an ineligible bachelor. Debbie Webb leaves King's Cross police and allies herself with her husband Greg Locke and politician John Hatton. Barrister Sue Chrysanthou, acting for Mr Domican, queried how allegations of branch stacking were relevant to the imputations raised before the court. Benny Kassab, a nightclub bouncer, quells a street brawl and earns the attention of Bill Bayeh. Bill Bayeh and John Ibrahim would go on to play major roles in his life. "I just want to make a living like everybody else," said Bayeh. MAIN SOURCE: Blood Money by Clive Small and Tom Gilling; The Prince and the Premier by David Hickie. Premier vows to raise standards of states pollies, Liberals used Daley video to their advantage. The expansion of the Bayeh drug empire led to a push to remove small drug dealers off the streets. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Bill Bayeh was in 1996 sentenced to 15 years jail for heroin and cocaine dealing. 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Its all who you know. An angry Kim Hollingsworth returns to Sydney from Adelaide, intending on suing the NSW Police. Ive done my time many times over for my charges. (AP) Missouri 's governor would control St. Louis police under a bill advanced . He and a colleague had recovered a BMW stolen from television host Kerri-Anne Kennerley and then used to steal six dozen bottles of Scotch which were hidden in the boot. One of the tensest moments of the hearing came when Redditt Hudson, a former St. Louis police officer working on diversion and alternative sentencing in Gardner's office, repeated accusations that the bill is a racist attack. 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. It feels good that Im given the chance to just walk anywhere I want, he said. Violence increased partly because of the nature of the drug trade, and partly because the degree of stability once provided in the underworld by the involvement of corrupt police largely disappeared. Later John confides: All these people, weve been together since we had nothing. Bill Bayeh was jailed for 15 years for drug trafficking in the 1990s.Nick Moir Mr Ibrahim also alleges Mr Domican opened his coat to display his gun while telling associates he would "take care" of a rival drug dealer on a Saturday night in 1993. His establishments included the Lasers amusement parlour, Porky's strip club, the Penthouse snooker room and the Cosmopolitan cafe - most of which were used as drug distribution centres - as well as brothels and shops across the western suburbs. I am a Muslim. 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. The Reverend Fred Nile described him in parliament as Mr Fixit, an acknowledgement of the power he had acquired through his vast range of contacts in the Lebanese community, the police force, and elsewhere. On both levels of the house the curtains are drawn across the windows. The band supports a small triangular leather pouch, inside of which is family shit. His classroom became the streets of Kings Cross and like any student, some lessons were hard to learn. When Bill's business suffers as a result, tensions rise between Bill and his brother, Louis Bayeh. His defence claims that, in about 1997, following Bill Bayeh's arrest on drug charges, for which he was ultimately jailed for 15 years, Louis Bayeh continued to take payments for "protecting" strip clubs and other businesses in the area. You cant not be there and see whats going on. 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. 2023's Most Anticipated Sequels, Prequels, and Spin-offs. The balcony gives way to a vista encompassing Sydney Heads and a massive expanse of deep blue ocean. Follow the action from the third Test between India and Australia in Delhi in our live blog. One of his bouncer colleagues there was Felix Lyle, who would later become a Bandidos and Hells Angels boss. ', Staunton says loyalty means everything to him. Kim Hollingsworth organises a strip show for a police charity. Newcomer Benny Kassab starts dealing drugs in competition with the Bayeh brothers. Louis Bayeh swears revenge on Benny Kassab's boys Shaka and Norm Korbage for shooting up his house. One reason is that energetic and ambitious men who have difficulty obtaining legitimate opportunities turn to illegal ones. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Bill's connections and jobs at similar companies. Political staffer Sally Rugg has ramped up her legal fight against teal independent Monique Ryan after an attempt at mediation failed. Mr Domican is suing Mr Ibrahim and his publisher Pan Macmillan Australia for damages in the Federal Court over his best-selling 2017 memoir, Last King of the Cross, claiming the tell-all book wrongly paints him as a hitman, violent criminal and a drug dealer. (Spectrum News/Gregg Palermo). I know everyone involved in the nightclub industry and they all know me. Even his late nights out are not wild ones, says John. Smart and casual, he exudes a faint air of wealth. Together, they form a ruthless gang and set about taking over the King's Cross drug trade. People just dont want to go there. Billy Bayeh was talking to Trevor Haken because he knows I have the respect in the Cross to wipe them out. Respect and a cache of favours awaiting repayment. We do the same things every day. Friends are very overrated, he says, taking a long gulp of his coffee. 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. Tanned, fit and small in stature, John has full lips, sleepy eyes and a subtly engaging persona. And when he speaks, the people around him listen. I just want to get on with my life, he said. I paid the majority of it later. All times AEDT (GMT +11). 'My life has been a bit more interesting than most,' Staunton writes. One of those cases of stolen whisky was subsequently planted in Staunton's own car and he left the force rather than implicate anyone else. This resulted in the outbreak of a minor ''gang war'', culminating in the 1993 shooting of his brother Louis Bayeh by a rival dealer. But the NSW Corrective Services Commissioner still argued against Bayeh's release yesterday. However, his paranoia is justified as he discovers the Commission has a lot of incriminating evidence against him. I'd know the stakes and reaped the rewards. But now Bill Bayeh - whose 15-year stretch behind bars may end within weeks - could be banned from setting foot on Sydney's Golden Mile. We flew from Amsterdam straight to Lebanon. In the mid-1960s he obtained the protection of Lennie McPherson and proceeded to provide protection himself to Lebanese and other ethnic gaming clubs. 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. So it would seem, but no, I am not, came Johns cocky reply. Bill Bayeh and John Ibrahim would go on to play major roles in his life. Instead of learning how to read books, youve got learn how to read people and see what they want from you. We eat at the same places and we go to the same clubs, he says. Accused of being part of a syndicate which virtually monopolised the drug trade in Sydneys red-light district and regularly bribed police. Theyre only people. Bill Bayeh leaving the Wood Royal Commission after his arrest for supplying drugs. After almost a decade working in Kings Cross, the startling revelations of graft, corruption, drug dealing and prostitution are like office gossip to John. I have the respect in the 1960s and 1970s: a memoir trevor Haken 's takes! 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