Overview
- Richard Schaaf, Frederick Schaaf and Vaeluagaomatagi Feilo pleaded guilty to assault and intimidation on October 30 after prosecutors dropped kidnapping charges in an eleventh-hour agreement.
- Judge Phillip Mahony ordered community-based Intensive Correction Orders and community service, identifying Richard Schaaf as the group’s leader and noting expressions of remorse and mitigating backgrounds.
- Sentences included an ICO of one year and eight months plus 200 hours of service for Richard Schaaf; an ICO of about 21 months with 250 hours for Feilo; and a nine‑month ICO plus an 11‑month CCO with 100 hours for Frederick Schaaf.
- Court documents say MacGill was driven to a Bringelly shed, punched several times, threatened with garden shears and told to pay $150,000 before being returned to Sydney.
- The assault was linked to a cocaine 'rip' involving two kilograms worth about $660,000; related cases include the dealer’s conviction and MacGill’s separate drug-supply conviction, which his lawyer intends to appeal.