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PHOTO:\u00a0Victorian County Court<\/strong><\/p>\n The former property developer and model Simone Semmens has been jailed for 34 months after not paying GST or tax on three of her Melbourne properties.<\/p>\n She will be released after she serves 14 months.<\/p>\n The former TV presenter failed to pay GST on a $7.8 million mansion at Caulfield North, a $7.5 million property at Portsea and a Toorak property said to be valued at more than $1 million.<\/p>\n In June Semmens\u00a0denied she withheld the GST payments<\/a>.<\/p>\n During her sentencing, the judge said her fall from grace had been “dramatic.”<\/p>\n \u201cYou remained stubborn and steadfast that you did not owe GST or tax at crucial times,\u201d the judge said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe tragedy of your current situation, it needn\u2019t have come to this,\u201d he added, suggesting there were multiple times the issue could have been resolved before trial.<\/p>\n READ MORE VIA PROPERTY OBSERVER\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n