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. John believes the shockwaves caused by the Commission have only just begun. Thats what I think. Cigarettes make me dizzy, he admits. Chief Inspector Dennis Kelly applies to enter the National Crime Authority in order to improve his resume in the race for police commissioner. FORMER king of the Kings Cross strip, convicted drug dealer Bill Bayeh, has returned to what he knows best strip clubs. Impressed by Ibrahim, Freeman offers him a job as a bouncer. I just had to waste time and plod along until I got there. They were assisted in this by new laws, such as those enabling them to seize assets that were the proceeds of crime, and institutions, such as the New South Wales Crime Commission (which had been created in 1986), which unlike the police can force people to give evidence. I want to move on with my life. Download it here. Johns club The Tunnel is still in chaos after more than a month of renovations but he remains optimistic. Staunton writes of helping solve problems for drug dealers Bill Bayeh, who distributed cocaine and heroin in Kings Cross, and international trafficker Bruce 'Snapper' Cornwell. He was arrested in 1996 after giving evidence at the Wood Royal Commission into police corruption. Under the bond for the Ms Nesbitt incident, Bayeh must continue psychological treatment for a year, Magistrate Graeme Curran told Downing Centre Local Court, noting both matters were at the lower end of seriousness. Like a prince in plain clothes John, 25, is slouched in a chair at a Victoria Rd cafe talking to three friends about his club, The Tunnel, which is undergoing renovations. Life after prison looms for King of the Cross. 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. I want to be left alone. Bill Bayeh has bought a share in iconic strip joint Love Machine, with the refurbished venue set to open again later this month. Soon, Kassab becomes Bayeh's "fall guy", holding the money and drugs from Bill's deals. What else am I going to do? he laughs. Do the crime, do the time; I just had to get on with it.'. Never speak to me on the street. ST. LOUISOn the heels of one of the most deadly years for traffic in the history of the city of St. Louis and a weekend that saw five people killed in a pair of traffic accidents, Mayor Tishaura Jones on Wednesday signed a board bill that commits to spending at least $40 million in federal funds on traffic calming and street redesign measures. 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. In 1999 Bayeh was the subject of an attempted assassination outside a restaurant in Narwee. He hated it. He was shot three times but survived. Theres nothing about alcohol that does anything for me. Russell Townsend, described in Royal Commission evidence as an alleged drug dealer, is a friend and gym partner. Mr Ibrahim claims he took over the "business of protecting businesses" from the Bayehs, prompting the Cosmopolitan Cafe meeting at which Mr Domican was present. 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. With a combination of manipulation, violence and a crude but highly effective business strategy, Bayeh developed a 24-hour-a-day operation that effectively monopolised the Kings Cross drugs market in the early '90s, feeding the red-light district's seemingly insatiable appetite for cocaine and heroin. Judge Christie noted the Commissioner's opposition, but said the Probation and Parole Service and the Serious Offenders Review Council supported Bayeh's release. Dennis Kelly fights off competition from Gerry lloyd and Sid Hillier for the role of Police Commissioner. That was another episode when we said `Arent you glad to be an Australian?, Then we came home and the Royal Commission had just started.. A major player in last year's Underbelly TV series, Bill Bayeh was jailed for dealing heroin and cocaine from the once-notorious Cosmopolitan Cafe in Kings Cross. On both levels of the house the curtains are drawn across the windows. They go home, theyve got social lives, they go out. It is crisscrossed with scars. There is not much we can do if he is running a legal business, said a police source. I knew I wanted to be in the nightclub and restaurant industry.. 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". John Ibrahim claims Tom Domican was hired to intimidate him. I've never hurt anyone.'. 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. One of his techniques was quite unusual. St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones signed the St. Louis Safer Streets bill Wednesday. It's not hard to understand why. I know everyone involved in the nightclub industry and they all know me. Even his late nights out are not wild ones, says John. Staunton had witnessed police corruption since his earliest days on the force and it was internal treachery which brought his career undone one night in 1987. As John cruises up and down Darlinghurst Rd looking for a friend, he is greeted with casual waves. An old, sloping billiard table is the living rooms centrepiece, closed in on two sides by leather couches. I deserve a second chance it is the Australian way.. St. Louis police gather at the scene of a shooting in the 1800 block of Cass Avenue on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, where police say a man was shot in the chest. As a member of the TRG he sustained permanent injury during a pitched battle with louts during the so-called Bathurst Riots at the 1985 Motorcycle Grand Prix. We used to do taekwondo together. Former Kings Cross underworld boss Bill Bayeh has walked free from prison after 15 years behind bars. Having obtained the HSC via correspondence, she enrolls in a detective's course at Goulburn Police Academy. It is pretty interesting, especially given his history here.. Louis Bayeh swears revenge on Benny Kassab's boys Shaka and Norm Korbage for shooting up his house. Later that year Detective Inspector Tony Lauer led a raid on Hakims Redfern office and found just over a gram of heroin on Hakims person. (Spectrum News/Gregg Palermo). There he sat ringside with boxing legends Mike Tyson and Jeff Fenech and met future United States president Donald Trump who introduced himself outside Harding's dressing room. But the parole authority agreed to release him anyway, saying his 15-year sentence was lengthy compared to crimes of a similar nature. Later, John hitches up his T-shirt to reveal his smooth, hairless abdomen. Running a club is perfect for that sort of thing, but its not for me. On Wednesday, Mayor Tishaura Jones signed the St. Louis Safer Street bill (BB120), utilizing $40 . In order to stake his claim to power in King's Cross, Danny "DK" Karam hires a group of young thugs. You cant not be there and see whats going on. In every station you get two or three corrupt coppers. He died in 2005, and over 400 people attended his funeral at Redfern. He is at pains, however, to portray himself as a normal working businessman who is at a loose end during the renovation of his club. 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. Later John confides: All these people, weve been together since we had nothing. I lost everything, lost my family, I lost my kids, all my money, everything. 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. This will not be work that we can complete overnight. Ive got the best education money could buy. Narrowly escaping a shooting in Bayeh's gaming room, John receives some advice from George Freeman. The Independent Commission Against Corruption rejected the claim, and Bob Bottom pointed out at the time that the detectives accused by Hakim were in the vanguard of anti-corruption efforts. He asked them to force out smaller operators, including Sam Ibrahim and Russell Townsend, although it is unclear exactly how much of a role the police played in this. Daily Mail Australia is appealing after a court ruled the online publication had defamed Erin Molan in an article and tweets which falsely portrayed her as racist. A local bum holds the door open when he sees John, who has been known to sling him a $50 note. This resulted in the outbreak of a minor ''gang war'', culminating in the 1993 shooting of his brother Louis Bayeh by a rival dealer. Trevor Haken wears a wire to a meeting with Bill Bayeh. In order to escape conviction, Trevor volunteers to become a "supergrass" and expose corruption in King's Cross. He was once asked by a music industry friend to entertain Paul and Linda McCartney for a night at the Park Hyatt Hotel when the former Beatle and his then wife Linda wanted to meet 'real people'. The at-times vicious NSW parliament bear pit is headed for extinction, with a victorious Gladys Berejiklian vowing to clean up the chamber and apply higher standards to the states politicians; the Premiers secret campaign weapon; Labor and Liberal campaigns analysed; and, how the NSW result works in the PMs favour. It was difficult to believe that the greying, gaunt-faced man staring out from the audio-visual room at Silverwater Prison yesterday was the same one who once treated the streets of Kings Cross as his personal domain. However, he appeared quite street-savvy and capable of verbal manipulation at all levels.''. 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. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. You have to be where all the action is. The view from Johns Dover Heights home is breathtaking. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. Id like to think (Im a good judge of character) but then everybody thinks they know something about something. Bram and Manfred had never told Staunton the details of their business but US and Canandian authorities alleged they had trafficked 25 tonnes of Pakistani hashish worth about $1billion. Mayor Tishaura Jones . Board Bill 120 funds the design and implementation of traffic calming and road improvements for completed traffic studies in the city, funds traffic calming and ADA improvements for the Grand, Union, Goodfellow, Jefferson and Kingshighway corridors, and addresses safety improvements at the top 10 city crash locations. He must also undergo regular drug and alcohol testing and psychological assessment. 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A JP had to sign the warrant necessary for a raid on suspected illegal gaming premises. Tom Domican, left, is suing John Ibrahim for defamation. His period of dominance in Kings Cross was the inspiration for the third series of the TV drama Underbelly. Among Staunton's close friends was John Ibrahim, with whom he travelled to England, Austria and Lebanon on one trip. This was surprising because Hakim had had advance knowledge of the raid from his police sources; he later complained the drugs had been planted by Lauer. His rise from such depths was dramatic. Newcomer Benny Kassab starts dealing drugs in competition with the Bayeh brothers. "How is branch stacking relevant to gang wars? 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. We flew from Amsterdam straight to Lebanon. Bill Bayeh leaving the Wood Royal Commission after his arrest for supplying drugs.Credit:Nick Moir. I thought "I'm going to save the world - this is great - I can be a superhero here".'. Kim Hollingsworth organises a strip show for a police charity. I cant sing, I cant dance. I dont need to tell anyone how I got them. On his rise as a businessman in Kings Cross, John is more forthcoming. Joe Dooley leaves the King's Cross police and enrolls at Goulburn Academy. Please try again later. I have gotten what I wanted out of the Cross. We went to state level.. He extended his criminal activities and eventually became known as the Lebanese godfather. Forget Melrose Place, the Royal Commission is a better soapie, he grins. By then Staunton had bought his first Porsche and with a private investigator's licence work from major criminals and prominent law firms kept rolling in. 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. However, Haken and Egan, along with drug dealer Bill Bayeh, set up an elaborate "sting" for their own profit. 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. Bayeh was a major player in the Kings Cross drugs scene during the 1990s. Many of those who came after Louis Bayeh did not last so long. Now that the parole restrictions are lifted, Kings Cross is where he wants to be. Policing in the 1960s and 1970s: a memoir. He was also filmed on 12 occasions preparing some 1500 caps of cocaine, valued at $90,000. Thats where you belong, John says. Here is an entire list of people with the Last Name El undefined. Believe it or not I did very well at school but it just wasnt for me. Trevor Haken's alcoholism takes a toll on his marriage and his ability to manage police corruption. The wars over but the wars still inside the people. Ten years ago Kings Cross was the only suburb open late. In return for the bribes, the police would tip off Bayeh about raids on his premises. I'd know the stakes and reaped the rewards. At a nearby table comedian Vince Sorrenti is shouting to a group of workmen performing noisy roadwork. Not content with his position, Kassab begins distributing drugs secretly. Judge Terrance Christie says it was significant that the Serious Offenders Review Council supported Bayeh's release, and that it was not common for a first-time hearing. It was one of the first of what was to become a common form of violence and intimidation by Lebanese gangsters. "I want to move on with my life. Bayeh, 56, was allegedly involved in an argument with Mr Edelsten's ex-wife Leanne Nesbitt, who is a nurse at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney. None of the principals in the Pacific Mariner Cartel was ever arrested. A restaurant burned by unreliable workers has bluntly advertised what theyre looking for on a sign hung outside their front door. Could this really be a coincidence? In July 1993 Bayehs Ermington home, where his children were sleeping, was the subject of a drive-by shooting. He is based in London and expects to live until he his 100. It is a rental property, the owner a widow and friend of the family. After spending the previous night watching videos with friends, John is in a buoyant mood. 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. Like most organised criminals in the modern era, they focussed on selling drugs, although standing over other drug dealers and car re-birthing were also popular. Jones hopes the end result of that work will resemble what has unfolded on a corridor not far from the site of the bill signing on the 3100 block of North Grand. In 2001, he was sentenced to another three years after pleading guilty to demanding money with menaces from two brothel keepers and for supplying cocaine and heroin. Learn More. Followed categories will be added to My News. Our contributors include the great investigators Bob Bottom and Al McCoy, and the wonderfully insightful Sydney artist Michael Fitzjames. In it Bayeh alleges that Russell (Townsend), Sam Ibrahim and John: They got the whole street. John lives here with the Tunnels restaurant manager, who was first employed as a kitchen hand at the club after moving from China to Australia six years ago. And sorry for the victims Ive caused trouble to.. Aware that he is being investigated by the Wood Royal Commission, Dennis Kelly dobs in Jim Egan to investigators. Thats the business were in. 'I'm a happy man,' the grandfather-of-four says. The Missouri House already passed a similar bill. Instead of learning how to read books, youve got learn how to read people and see what they want from you. He faced a parole board hearing for the first time today and the board heard Bayeh has been a model prisoner. During a transfer Staunton found himself sharing a van with Ivan Milat, 'puzzled as to how such an insignificant wimp could have terrorised and brutally murdered so many innocent people.'. Kim Hollingsworth's police friend, Sergeant Dave, abandons her after she "dobs in" to Internal Affairs. All you need to do is get your foot in the door, John says. THE former king of the Kings Cross strip has returned to what he knows best: The strip club business. The comments below have not been moderated, By Bayeh also paid off a number of corrupt Kings Cross detectives, including the former detective Trevor Haken, who later rolled over and gave evidence in the Wood Royal Commission. Political staffer Sally Rugg has ramped up her legal fight against teal independent Monique Ryan after an attempt at mediation failed. (AP) Missouri 's governor would control St. Louis police under a bill advanced . Debbie Webb leaves King's Cross police and allies herself with her husband Greg Locke and politician John Hatton. It took decades to build the infrastructure that we use every single day. 2023, Charter Communications, all rights reserved. Please try again later. Why not, I grew up here, he said when asked why he had returned to Kings Cross. The green tracksuited figure then stood, turned and was led back to his cell to serve the remaining 19 days before he was officially eligible for release. Missouri's governor would once again have control over St. Louis police under a bill advancing in the state House. Kim Hollingsworth's colourful past comes back to haunt her. Bill has 1 job listed on their profile. During the hearing, counsel for the Commissioner, Christopher Lonergan, referred to a pre-release report by Bayeh's probation and parole officer. Its not money thats been laundered. 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. Our Spectrum News app is the most convenient way to get the stories that matter to you. He neither drinks nor smokes. The employees would be responsible for any charges the police laid. ''He is going to work for a fruit man,'' he added. John has only been to his parents country of birth, Lebanon, once. At 15 John was stabbed during a brawl in the Cross. Infrastructure work is very complicated. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. By The clouds have finally lifted over Kings Cross after days of rain. 2023's Most Anticipated Sequels, Prequels, and Spin-offs. Weve got so many favours owing to us weve lost count.. But I still go home once a week to have a cup of tea with my mum, he says. The parole authority believed Bayeh had served a lengthy prison sentence compared to other sentences for crimes of a similar nature. Bill Bayeh and John Ibrahim would go on to play major roles in his life. Barrister Sue Chrysanthou, acting for Mr Domican, queried how allegations of branch stacking were relevant to the imputations raised before the court. To an outsider, the life of John Ibrahim is surreal. Youve got a tape going, havent ya? Bayeh then jumped from his seat, according to the facts presented at the court. Trevor Haken's paranoia reaches an all-new high. When gang violence breaks out in King's Cross, John Ibrahim is placed under pressure to clean up the streets. 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. Bill Bayeh has bought a share in iconic strip joint Love Machine, with the refurbished venue set to open again later this month It's a remarkable return to form for the Golden Mile, now run by Bayeh's former driver John Ibrahim. Staunton was born in the back of a taxi on London's Fulham Palace Road in 1958 and moved to Australia with his Irish Catholic family when he was seven. The expansion of the Bayeh drug empire led to a push to remove small drug dealers off the streets. Pan Macmillan's defence claims it could also be inferred Mr Domican was a violent criminal from a 2002 conviction in Western Australia after he pleaded guilty to threatening to break the neck of a police officer. Ive never sold drugs. 'I'm not running from anything I've done. Not long afterwards John dropped out of school. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. Get hyperlocal forecasts, radar and weather alerts. 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. California Consumer Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information, California Consumer Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Bayeh was likewise associated with the strongman Tom Domican. 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. The Kings Cross detectives get into a confrontation with some thugs and illegally rough them up. Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. We know that some of these education and enforcement mechanisms can be implemented sooner. His friends (and there are many) call him the most wonderful person in the world. Stephen Gibbs for Daily Mail Australia, The Good Bloke by Charles Staunton is published by Pan Macmillan and is available from Tuesday, July 23, for $32.99. The Liberal candidate in Kogarah says he capitalised on Opposition Leader Michael Daleys anti-migrant remarks to secure an 8.4 per swing in the primary vote in the Labor stronghold; Mr Daley takes the family to lunch; Bill Shorten says lessons must be learned; and, Labor women praise the Premier. S03:E03 - Kingdom Come . Im going to shove a dildo up your arse, he allegedly said. 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. 'I've met the good, the bad, and the ugly, the famous and the infamous, and for what it's worth, there's good and bad in all of them. If you're a friend of mine you're there forever.'. Concerned, the NSW Police form Strike Force Lancer to stop him. Staunton was again brought unstuck by an undercover cop and was arrested in January 1997 by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Kim Hollingsworth organises a strip show for a police charity. And that flag should be saluted any time. Ibrahim and Staunton saw some 'wonderful tennis' and even enjoyed strawberries and cream. Bill and Louis Bayeh fight off threats to their drug dealing empire. The argument erupted after intensive care nurse Leanne Nesbitt passed Bayeh on her way to work at St Vincents Hospital about 6.40pm on a Sunday in February 2015. If you dont own a business there (Kings Cross) you could not understand how much its affected it, he says. He is vehement when he says he does not deal drugs. He was also accused of being in the company of Melbourne underworld figure Mick Gatto. Jones said the city was working on a plan that would safeguard the privacy of the images, address due process, and where they would be placed. Bill Bayeh was jailed for 15 years for drug trafficking in the 1990s.Credit:Nick Moir. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. Former Sydney drug kingpin Bill Bayeh has been granted parole after more than a decade in jail. 'I've accepted everything I've done in life. It was a very different image of Bayeh from that of his heyday. KINGS Cross identity Bill Bayeh has pleaded not guilty to assaulting the former wife of colourful businessman Geoffrey Edelsten. Then you go home, have a shower and sleep very well.. 'The corrections staff had no idea at all, not a clue, and the frustrations of many a long-serving inmate were relieved.'. According to a defence lodged by Mr Ibrahim in November, Mr Domican - who had an attempted murder conviction overturned by the High Court - was in the "very frequent company" of Bill Bayeh in 1993 and 1994, "when he was eating, drinking, walking around and conducting business in the Kings Cross area". 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