Anthony Koletti, the husband of missing Dover Heights woman Melissa Caddick, has told a court he has only $1.95 in his bank account. I think Melissa deliberately severed our relationship with Tony so nobody would ever find out the truth.. He would later write it was unlike any other person I had taken a missing person report from previously. Melissa Caddick, a 49-year-old mother, mysteriously disappeared from her $ 6.2 million mansion in Dover Heights in the eastern suburbs of Sydney on November 12 and has not been seen since. At this point Caddick turned her attention to losing weight and getting fit. In her early 20s, Caddick was left emotionally and financially devastated after a romance scam. He then phoned her best friend and brother Adam Grimley but did not tell them she was missing, to elicit an honest answer. Tony Caddick, Caddick's first husband, was a builder's laborer from England. Caddick, he recalls, was bubbly [and] super-efficient. Years later, when their son would tell his dad about flying first class or in private jets with his mother, Tony and his friend would puzzle about where the money was coming from. While it is not yet clear exactly where all those millions ended up, the old adage, You have to act rich to be rich, was one Caddick took to heart. Melissa Louise Grimley was born on April 21, 1971. Koletti shared the same April birthday as his wife but was 11 years her junior. (ABC News) She did brilliant work, the clients loved her, he says. Once accepted, investors deposited money into Malivers Commonwealth Bank account. Harry and Meghan are 'stunned' after being evicted from Frogmore Cottage and 'have until the summer to move Covid families and critics accuse Matt Hancock of 'criminal negligence': Fury as WhatsApps 'show he ignored Meghan Markle was 'hugely disappointed' by life in the royal family and as a 'global superstar' she 'hated Is YOUR lifestyle good for your heart? The case of Melissa Caddick and her missing millions has transfixed not just the eastern Sydney suburbs that was her milieu but the wider Australian population, ever since it emerged in November 2020 that the 49-year-old had been running a Ponzi scheme. [18] Caddick's Dover Heights house was sold for an undisclosed sum in October 2022. I found out when a potential client of Melissa did some due diligence on the documents they were provided, the friend says of her discovery that Caddick was using her licence. Who Is Melissa Caddick First Husband Tony Caddick? Tony, by now working as a corporate lawyer, asked to be transferred to Sydney to be closer to his son. Luxury designer wear-addicted Melissa Caddick (above with husband Anthony Koletti) came from a humble family in Sydney's southern suburbs. The reality was that Caddick wasnt working in England, and was bored and lonely. Caddick presented her friend with a bottle of expensive champagne and a Christian Dior scented bathroom deodoriser. She was still living at home in Lugarno when she began dating a man shed met at Friday night drinks in a pub in the city. The messages revealed shed been paying for her hairdresser to fly around the world for their assignations. Caddicks vivid outfit at the low-key event was the subject of much discussion. That's when Australian Securities and Investments Commission raided her $6.1 million pad looking for key evidence. The fiction that her husband was a controlling narcissist, and cheating on her, and that her brother Adam had to fly to England to rescue her and her son, was a tale she repeated widely. One victim, Faye Reid, recalls that whenever she and her wife Cheryl met Caddick at her home to go over their finances, Caddick repeatedly licked her lips. It is understood she deposited these funds into 37 bank accounts. In August 2020, while in a dentists waiting room, this investor struck up a conversation with a fellow patient, also from Sydneys east. ', Pupils take to TikTok as they stage protest at Shenfield High School, Huge urgent police search for missing baby of Constance Marten, King Charles hosts von der Leyen at Windsor Castle, Gabor Mat: No Jewish state without oppressing local population, Putin spy plane before being 'destroyed by pro-Ukraine Belarus group', Amplified jet stream could lead to 'disruptive snow in places', Shocking video shows machete fight playing out in broad daylight, Dashcam captures moment two cars collide on a roundabout, Putin orders intelligence service to find 'scum' who oppose him, Moment supermarket cashier is attacked at work in New York, Police search allotment sheds for Constance Marten's missing baby, Dramatic moment police cars chase driver moments before smash. Over the next 13 hours, she watched as an endless parade of her precious clothes, handbags, shoes and jewellery was taken away. About this time she reportedly told her brother Adam: If it all gets too much for me youll find me at The Gap.. Why didnt Joanna hand over her superannuation for Caddick to manage? Hed got what he wanted and didnt need her any more. Caddick was distraught and is believed to have suffered some kind of a breakdown. Saving Private Ryan actor Tom Sizemore's family say the actor, 61, has 'no further hope' after going into a Ed Sheeran reveals wife Cherry was diagnosed with tumour while pregnant which couldn't be treated until Daniel Piotrowski for Daily Mail Australia, Do not sell or share my personal information. Caddick's parents Barbara and Ted Grimley (above) were respected members of the Georges River community in southern Sydney. She cautioned against pyramid schemes and said no matter how great a deal might look, it was vital for potential investors to check that their financial adviser was accredited, qualified and ethical. His little sister is missing, and he has been left managing her estate in her absence. Every single member of my family plus another couple I had invited. All up, Joannas family was stung for about $10 million. The other patient was horrified and confided that Caddick had been fraudulently using her licence and that ASIC had been notified. Her ambition to be a ballerina was stymied by her body type, which was short and stocky. Thats a dog park. Mr Koletti, who is claiming entitlement to the family home, has been asked to provide any documentation proving that he contributed financially to the purchase of the Wallangra Road home which his wife purchased for $6.2 million in 2014. Melissa Caddick was married to her ex-husband Tony Caddick. Melissa's older brother had only recently returned to Australia for health reasons. Instead, there are more questions than ever before. She later received the house in the divorce settlement, selling it for $1.67 million in late 2013. Between 2012 and 2020, Caddick had convinced more than 60 people to entrust a combined $30 million of their savings to her sham wealth management business, Maliver, none of which she was actually investing on their behalf. Six days after Sydney businesswoman Melissa Caddick's decaying foot washed up on a New South Wales south coast beach, more human remains have drifted ashore. In 2003 she featured on the cover of trade magazine IFA (Independent Financial Adviser). Hed maxed out her credit cards, Joanna says. She didnt believe them and ran away with him. Her brother Adam rang Joanna begging her to try to talk some sense into Melissa. Rebecca Franks and Frances Vinall. Her partial remains washed up in a running shoe in February 2021. He succeeded - with the family granted $1700 a week in payments, rather than a previous $800. In the wake of Caddick's disappearance, Mr Koletti has somewhat cruelly been described as her 'toy boy'. [2], Shortly afterwards, Caddick was hired as a financial advisor for Wise Financial Services, a subsidiary of ING, and eventually purchased a 25% stake in the business after borrowing $750,000. [5], Caddick's life was dramatised in the Nine Network's television miniseries Underbelly: Vanishing Act in 2022 with Caddick played by Kate Atkinson. Shown the cheques, a look of Im done crossed the then 27-year-olds face. Caddick shook her head. With first husband Tony Caddick, who she dumped and fleeced after cheating on him.Credit: Before all this, on April 20, 2000, the eve of her 29th birthday, Melissa Grimley married British-born Tony Caddick, a builders labourer whod just turned 28. If you or anyone you know needs support call Lifeline 131 114. Melissa Louise Caddick (ne Grimley; born 21 April 1971[2]disappeared 12 November 2020) was an Australian woman who vanished in November 2020 amid an investigation by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) for carrying on a financial services business without holding an Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence. Ms Caddick, 49, disappeared in November 2020, the day after the corporate regulator ASIC along with the federal police raided her Dover Heights home in connection with her Ponzi scheme in which friends and family lost more that $23 million. [21], According to Willing, Caddick's disappearance was distressing for many people, including her clients, family and friends. It was just happy to see the back of Melissa Caddick. Caddick spun a lie that shed departed Wise with $86 million for devising a program to manage superannuation funds and selling it to major financial institutions. The policeman said he was treading sensitively, mindful his wife had just gone missing. While it has also been confirmed the 49-year-old could freely roam her home, eat and leave at any stage, Caddicks mother says her daughter wasnt allowed to eat and was seriously distressed throughout. Mr Grimley wrote to the Federal Court last year and urged a judge to hike up the living allowance for Mr Koletti and Caddick's teenage son. There has been some intrigue over why it took 30 hours for Mr Koletti to report his wife's disappearance to police. Through her brother Adams university friend, she managed to tap in to a group of surgeons in Perth. Although there were only the two of them in the office, she dressed immaculately. She could have a fat wad of cash stashed under the bed for all I know. When she came back she bad-mouthed Tony to everyone, including her parents, says one friend. The comments below have been moderated in advance. It was not long after this that ASIC received the anonymous complaint. Prince Harry 'hated woke nonsense' and 'made jokes we are no longer allowed to make' before meeting Meghan, 'We met a Princess'! Mr. On April 20, 2000, they married at the Garrison Church in Millers Point, Sydney. It was her Sydney hairdresser, Anthony Koletti. The family went to Aspen, where their three-bedroom apartment at North of Nell rented, not owned as Caddick had told people looked straight onto the mountain. She claimed Tony had been domineering and abusive and that hed taken her to England to isolate her from her friends and family. 'If Anthony is guilty of anything, it is for being in love with his wife, wanting her safely back at home, and being delusional about the truth of what she may have done,' tax agent dad Rodo Koletti said. It was a clean exit, no lawyers, no police, no nothing, her former boss says. [7], In later years, Caddick's extravagant spending drew suspicion among her acquaintances. If she had had a brain snap and stolen the money, I could cope with that better than knowing the number of times she looked me in the eye as I thanked her for making such a big difference to my life and to my children. Caddick would shrug off the gratitude saying, Thats just what I do., But Joanna and her family are determined that Caddicks monstrous deception will not tear them apart. She always aspired to be in the coolest group.. Melissa Caddick's husband, Anthony Koletti, has many feathers to his cap. The circle of trust: Suspected runaway conwoman Melissa Caddick (centre) with her husband, Anthony Koletti (right) and her brother, Adam Grimley (left), on holiday in Fiji, Ms Caddick, wearing a $250,000 Stefano Canturi necklace, with her husband Mr Koletti on her birthday this year. In late 2019, her brother Adam travelled to Australia from Singapore for a hip replacement. On April 20, 2000, they married at the Garrison Church in Millers Point, Sydney. Her personal trainer introduced her to another of his clients, a well-regarded financial adviser who was looking to train someone up as an office manager at Wise Financial Services. Although the NSW Coroner is yet to make a ruling on her fate, police believe that within hours of the raid, Caddick threw herself off the cliffs only 150 metres from her home. Wearing a red jacket and her trademark fire-engine red Chanel lipstick, Caddick would have been thrilled with the headline: A Wise Choice: Australias best planning practice. Another magazine featured Caddicks eight golden rules for finding the right adviser. There was relief among the assembled guests at the Garrison Church in The Rocks when the bride, who blamed her hairdresser for her lateness, finally arrived, wearing a simple, full-length, white silk dress, a tulle veil and a single strand of pearls with matching earrings. Hers was a comfortable, middle-class family, with her father working in reinsurance and her mother, the driving force in the family, a secretary in a physiotherapy practice. Along with acquiring a dress sense for the life she wanted rather than the life she had, Caddick also seems to have taken the colleges Latin motto to heart: Aut Optimum Aut Nihil Either the Best or Nothing. EXCLUSIVE: How suspected runaway conwoman Melissa Caddick 'And I think they're realising that they're as much victims to that trust as well. When fraudster Melissa Caddick went missing in November 2020 police were informed that one person they should look into was her first husband Anthony Byron Caddick. [12] Caddick's parents made a claim on the basis of handing their daughter $1.03 million on the understanding they would own part of the Edgecliff apartment and have life tenancy. But by mid-December, Mr Grimley had already incurred $55,000 in legal costs dealing with his sister's matter, which receivers may pay for. Caddick, he suggests, had a shopping addiction, which is known as compulsive buying disorder (CBD). Unaware that this was happening, the friend continued a working arrangement with Caddick in which Caddick referred clients to her friend for insurance broking services. Click to reveal Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. And how are they dealing with a situation that none of them asked for? He said his wife, who was the primary breadwinner in our family, was worried about the health risk to the family so she wanted him to remain at home and to attend to household duties. Despite the tumultuous events, when Joanna texted her suggesting a lunch date with their mothers, Caddick had texted back the single-word reply and two kisses. She had chosen a different lifestyle and it was either that or nothing.. One friend recalls going to dinner later at the newlyweds beautifully renovated Paddington terrace, which had luxury cars in the garage. After a couple of years she did the requisite training to move into financial planning. Only four days after her $6.2 million purchase of the Wallangra Road house, the family jetted off to New York for Easter. One of her subsequent victims, Cheryl Kraft Reid, recalls asking Caddick how a financial planner could possibly afford the extravagant life she led. The first thread in the unravelling of Melissa Caddicks world appeared in November 2019, when the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) received an anonymous tip-off that a Melissa Caddick from Dover Heights in Sydneys east was operating a financial services business using someone elses Australian Financial Services Licence. The seeds of her undoing were planted long before the fraudulent financial scheme that brought her unstuck. Frustration also appears to be growing for the court-appointed receivers who are trying to sell Ms Caddicks assets but are being prevented from doing so by members of her family who are staking claims on assets including real estate and jewellery. Tony was to later tell friends that Caddick was spotted by a mutual friend in a Paris bar canoodling with someone clearly not her husband. Concerned that Caddick might get wind that they were on to her, they decided to make a pre-emptive strike. Anthony Koletti, the husband of missing fraudster Melissa Caddick, has told a Sydney court that he objects to the sale of the family home his wife bought for $6.2 million, secured by a deposit . In refusing the receivers access to the Dover Heights home, Mr Koletti recently told the court I need all the money that I can get and that he could not afford to take any days off work to let them into his home as I am trying to support a young child. 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