AUSTRALIA: Former LJ Hooker agent likely to serve lengthy jail term

PHOTO: It further said that the judge released Ngo on bail for one day to collect his medications, with plans to remand him in custody on Tuesday before sentencing at a later date.

Former LJ Hooker agent Tri Duc Ngo has asked a Melbourne judge to spare him from spending time behind bars after pleading guilty to misappropriating more than $6 million from clients, but the judge has said that he should prepare himself for a stint behind bars nonetheless.

Tri Duc Ngo, also known as Joseph Ngo, has pleaded guilty to misusing $6.49 million from trust accounts linked to six LJ Hooker branches, with some of the money used to buy drugs and jewelry, according to Fairfax Media.

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