Socialite acquitted of $1.7m tax avoidance after a year in jail
- Posted on March 17, 2026
- By The Age
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Socialite acquitted of $1.7m tax avoidance after a year in jail
Former Channel 7 newsreader turned property developer Simone Semmens has been acquitted of all 10 dishonesty charges for evading $1.73 million in tax, but only after spending 14 months in prison.