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Jean Nassif’s daughter tells court her father pressured her to falsify documents for a $150 million construction loan

From The Guardian · () English

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  • Ashlyn Nassif told a Sydney court that her father pressured her to falsify documents connected to a $150 million construction loan.
  • She pleaded guilty in June to providing false or misleading information to obtain the Westpac loan.
  • The loan funded construction of three apartment towers in Sydney’s north-west in 2021.

Ashlyn Nassif succumbed to pressure from her father when she falsified documents for a $150 million construction loan, a Sydney court has heard.

Nassif, the daughter of property developer Jean Nassif, pleaded guilty in June to providing false or misleading information to obtain the loan from Westpac. The loan was used to build three apartment towers in Sydney’s north-west in 2021.

Jean Nassif fled Australia in 2022. His daughter’s guilty plea has brought the family’s role in securing the construction financing before the court.

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