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Australian Kingpin Obtains Shorter Sentence over Drug Charge

Tony Mokbel, a major figure in Melbourne's gangland war, was sentenced to 13 years after a court downgraded his previous 20-year term for drug trafficking.
The Victorian Court of Appeal recognized Mokbel's first-time offender status and a serious injury during incarceration as factors in their decision.
A 2020 Royal Commission revealed that lawyer Nicola Gobbo's actions led to over 300 arrests and described her behavior as a 'fundamental and appalling breach' of legal obligations.
Mokbel's appeal was partly based on information that Gobbo fed to police while representing him.

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