Overview
- An appeal was filed on Thursday by lawyer Luka Margaretic seeking to set aside all 43 convictions, with the case to go before the WA Court of Appeal.
- The notice argues the guilty verdicts cannot be supported by the evidence and asks the court to quash them.
- Marco is also appealing his sentence as excessive, alleging sentencing errors including findings about his knowledge of the schemes and how victims were induced to transfer funds.
- Appeals barrister Robert Wilson has been briefed, and no hearing date has been set as Marco remains in custody after his October sentencing.
- Prosecutors told the court Marco accepted about $253 million from investors over nearly eight years, with the convictions tied to six victims and about $34 million, and Justice Natalie Whitby said funds were diverted to personal and investment purchases rather than as represented.