Footage of ASIC raid at Melissa Cadick’s home shows envelope full of foreign cash
Envelopes containing thousands of dollars in foreign currency can be seen on video of the company’s surveillance agency’s raid on Melissa Cadick’s home.
Key Point:
- A three-hour search of Cadick’s home and car took place 19 days after she was reported missing.
- Police say they were looking for signs of struggle or damage but found nothing.
- The 19-day gap between testing and Ms. Cadick’s disappearance made it difficult to find evidence, the inquest said.
Footage from 11 November 2020 played on the fifth day of the hearing regarding the alleged disappearance and death of a Sydney crook.
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers were seen searching the safe at her home in Dover Heights, covering the table with jewelry boxes including luxury brands Canturi and Dior. You can see
Officers also examine an envelope full of foreign cash labeled “US$4,800.”
Ms. Caddick watches and describes the items while the officers examine them.
She says the jewelry belongs to herself and husband Anthony Colletti.
“They are all great value,” says Caddick.
“The necklace is 80 to 100.”
She disappeared just hours after a raid and was reported missing on November 13. It came about 30 hours after Mr. Coletti was last reportedly seen at her property in her eastern suburbs.
At the time, the 49-year-old was under investigation for allegedly running a Ponzi scheme that robbed dozens of investors of more than $20 million.
Senior crime scene officer Ellen Konza, who previously searched the home and vehicle for three hours on Dec. 2, 2020, told the inquest she found nothing of interest.
“I didn’t see any traces of blood, nothing to indicate blood cleansing,” she said.
“Didn’t you find anything intriguing?” asked the lawyer backing Jason Downing.
“No, nothing.”
Konza told the investigators that they were also looking for signs of damage or struggle.
She said Cadick and Colletti’s car had not been cleaned in the 19 days since Cadick was reported missing, and no evidence of bodies being moved inside was found.
Konza was told that nearly three weeks of daily activities may have made it harder to spot signs of unusual cleaning activity, which she agreed.
The investigation came after a discussion with Detective Michael Foscolo, the second sergeant in charge of the investigation.
“I wouldn’t say he said they[the situation]were suspicious, but maybe they are,” Konza said.
On the fifth day of the inquest, there is also a hearing from Detective Foscolo, who was in charge of the investigation ten days after Ms. Cadick disappeared for “fresh eyes.”
That decision was made by Inspector Gretchen Atkins, the Eastern Suburban Police Crime Manager who spearheaded the investigation on Thursday.
At the inquest, she agreed that she was concerned that her predecessor, the OIC, had “preconceptions and theories.”
“Your concern is, in effect, [the previous OIC] Narrowing his focus that Ms. Caddick fell to the ground? ” Downing’s attorney told her.
“Yes,” she replied.
This afternoon, the inquest heard that Mr. Cadick took a nap during a 12-hour raid in November.
AFP Constable Amelia Griffen, who was the search warrant enforcer, said she believed Cadick’s behavior was “normal under the circumstances”.
“She had only attended two search warrants before.
“Did she look distressed?” asked junior counsel Louise Coleman.
“No.”
The court heard that Constable Griffen saw Ms. Caddick napping in bed.
At the inquest, the password was removed because Caddick was unable to remember the password to access CCTV equipment at his home.
Lawyers assisting Jason Downing told the family at the inquest Monday about “Ms. He said concerns had been raised by
The hearing is expected to resume later this month.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-16/melissa-caddick-inquest-sees-raid-video-envelopes-of-cash/101447728 Footage of ASIC raid at Melissa Cadick’s home shows envelope full of foreign cash