Former Star Entertainment Group chief executive Matthias Bekier failed to inform the company’s board of suspicious conduct committed by Chinese junket operator Suncity in 2018 and 2019. Former general counsel Paula Martin was successfully sued by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission for breaches of her duties. Justice Michael Lee described the company’s corporate governance failures as resulting from a dysfunctional and unethical culture under senior management. Bekier was fined $700,000, according to gdelt. ASIC brought the case against Star executives in 2022, according to casinobeats.com. ASIC’s barrister argued Bekier’s misconduct was serious and sought a $1.3 million fine, according to dailymail.com. The maximum penalty for each breach of directors’ duties is just over AU$1 million, according to casinobeats.com. Justice Michael Lee dismissed allegations that Star’s board, led by former rugby boss John O’Neill, breached their duties by paying insufficient attention to the risks of money laundering and criminal association, according to smh.com.au. The judge found that Star’s directors were let down by the management team, according to smh.com.au. Two former executives of The Star Entertainment Group Ltd have been handed penalties for breaching the Corporations Act, according to abc_au. Star Entertainment faced heavy enforcement for AML failings following a sweeping investigation by AUSTRAC, according to igamingbusiness.com.