Perth Mint Swindle

To date, the case remains unsolved and continues to be fought by the Mickelbergs who maintain their innocence and allege a conspiracy by the Western Australia Police to frame them.

It was later found to be worth less than $150,000, and Raymond Mickelberg and Brian Pozzi pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to fraud at their June 1984 trial.

[3] Whilst in prison, Ray and Peter embarked on a series of seven appeals against their convictions, essentially on the grounds that their confessions had been fabricated by police investigators.

—Statement of Tony LewandowskiLewandowski was subsequently charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice, making false statements, fabricating evidence and perjury.

The Assistant Police Commissioner, Mel Hay, expressed disappointment with the decision which prompted a threat of a defamation lawsuit from the brothers.

[10] The ex-gratia payments were accepted in good faith but, in 2016, under a different attorney-general, Michael Mischin, the state's Legal Aid Commission attempted to recover $145,353 from Raymond Mickelberg,[11] an action which quickly lapsed as unlawful.

[12] Author Avon Lovell wrote a book, The Mickelberg Stitch, about the case in 1985, which alleged questionable investigation practices by the police, including production of unsigned confessions and a forged fingerprint.

[13] The police union collected a levy of $1 per week from each member to fund legal action against Lovell and his publishers and distributors to suppress publication of the book.

One actor, Caroline McKenzie, appeared in both features, playing Detective Ljiljana Cvijic in the 1984 version and Peg Mickelberg in 2012.