Pop star Guy Sebastian’s former manager, Titus Day, may have defrauded other high profile clients, police have alleged.
Mr Day, 47, was arrested at his Bondi home on Wednesday and charged with 61 counts of dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage by deception after allegedly defrauding the singer out of $1.15 million over a seven-year period.
Detective Acting Inspector Guy Magee said the police investigation into the alleged fraud had led detectives to believe “there may be more victims”, and encouraged them to come forward.
“No formal complaints have been made, so police would encourage any one who at any time feels they have been the victim of similar offences to contact police,” he said.
He told NCA NewsWire the alleged other victims are “a small number” of Mr Day’s clients, but none have identified themselves to the police.
Mr Magee said Sebastian had approached police with his suspicions on June 3, and is believed to have been surprised at the extent of what the police investigation revealed.
In a statement issued Thursday morning, Sebastian said he had been in an ongoing dispute over his money, starting before he parted ways with Mr Day in November 2017, and was “absolutely devastated to learn the detail and nature of the charges”.
“All my income was controlled via Titus into a trust account, and after noticing some disparities in payments, I requested important financial information that I was rightfully entitled to, and upon doing so, our relationship began deteriorating,” he said.
“Over these last years, my integrity and reputation have been questioned, and many untruths have been publicly stated.
“For me, this has been deeply personal, and this period has been the toughest of my life.
“These charges are a sad vindication of my position.”
Sebastian and Mr Day spent 12 years working together before their acrimonious split in 2017. Both are currently suing each other, with Sebastian claiming he is owed $200,000 in royalties for his work and Mr Day claiming Sebastian owes him $800,000 of unpaid fees.
Mr Day will appear in Waverly Local Court on Thursday.
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2020-07-02 01:18:45Z
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