Carter and his partner and receptionist Amy Steele, who is accused of concealing his alleged crime.Carter is accused of defrauding clients of $26 million through his firm, Carters Tax Advisory, and other business dealings to fund his high-roller lifestyle.
The court was told that lawyer Nick Hanna warned Carter he was likely to face criminal charges after police took over a long-running investigation by the Tax Practitioners Board.A still from a video purporting to show Ben Carter and Sportsbet CEO Barni Evans dancing in Darwin.The accountant had asked for bail to support his partner Amy Steele as she prepares to give birth to their first child in September.
More videos also have emerged of Carter’s high-rolling lifestyle, including dinner on the field at Stadium Australia with NRL coaches and players – doors he claims only opened because Sportsbet turned a blind eye to his suspect finances. The accountant alleges Sportsbet ignored “red flags” and shortcomings in his finances as they flew him across the country to bet on headline races and sports games.The “inducements”, listed in Carter’s lawsuit, include VIP treatment at the Gold Coast’s Magic Millions race, corporate box seats at the 2022 NRL State of Origin and grand final and the Melbourne Cup., shows Steele and Carter’s names on an elaborate dining table in the middle of the field at Stadium Australia.