Former boss of collapsed agency appears before Supreme Court as fraud probe continues
A former director of collapsed outdoor ad agency Ambient Advertising has been questioned in Sydney’s Supreme Court as part of an investigation into alleged fraud at the company.
Former company director Mark Fishwick. The hearing will reconvene on April 21, 2017, when other former Ambient staff are likely to appear
Mark Fishwick was quizzed for more than three hours by lawyers acting for special purposes liquidator Nicholas Crouch, who was appointed by the Supreme Court in August 2015 to investigate Ambient.
Crouch has been exploring allegations that Ambient, which collapsed at the end of 2013, may have failed to deliver contracted services relating to outdoor poster advertising and overcharged clients as a result. The laborious investigation has seen Crouch cross-check the contracts of agencies, clients, Ambient and its poster supplier.
