Brothers: Justice, Corruption and the Mickelbergs by Antonio Buti

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges.

When somebody swindled the Perth Mint out of gold worth half a million dollars in 1982, local police thought they had caught the offenders.

The Mickelberg brothers, Ray, Peter and Brian, were their prime suspects. They were charged and convicted even though the gold was never found, and before the trial even began, they were also charged with defrauding millionaire Alan Bond with a counterfeit gold nugget.

For more than 25 years, Australia watched as the Mickelbergs fought to prove their innocence. This is the story of this battle. It is a gripping account of the courtroom drama that captivated the public during an era of crooked cops and corporate fraud.

Along the way, Brian Mickelberg lost his life in a mysterious aircraft crash, and two corrupt officers, deluded that their corruption was a noble cause, met violent and untimely ends. (back cover)