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PHOTO:\u00a0UNIQUE ESTATES: Nicolette van Wijngaarden Photo Christian Morrow \/ Byron Shire News<\/strong><\/p>\n

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THE former director of a failed luxury real estate agency has had many of the allegations against her withdrawn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

But Nicolette van Wijngaarden has pleaded guilty to two charges relating to the fraudulent misuse of more than $3.6 million in the largest case of real estate fraud ever recorded by NSW Fair Trading.<\/p>\n

Criminal proceedings against the 44-year-old, the former director of Byron Bay-based Unique Estates, was launched in September 2017.<\/p>\n

She originally faced 10 charges of dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception and five counts of directors’ liability by offences of corporation.<\/p>\n

It’s understood Unique Estates had more than $1.5 million in liabilities, including $933,000 owed to the Australian Tax Office when the company collapsed in February last year, leaving some 35 staff without work.<\/p>\n

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