Motive and Method

Corporate Fraudsters & Boardroom Psychopaths | How Alan Bond Feigned Brain Damage During Bankruptcy Trials

09.21.2023 - By Xanthe Mallett and Tim Watson MunroPlay

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Following the abrupt departure of now former-CEO Alan Joyce from QANTAS amidst suspected allegations of insider trading, Tim & Xanthe take a deep dive into the exploring psychology of corporate fraudsters in high-profile positions within white collar industries.

Tim also shares his experience as the psychologist for Alan Bond: an Australian businessman who became infamous for orchestrating one of the country's largest corporate frauds in the 1980s, eventually leading to his conviction and imprisonment.

His fraudulent activities involved the collapse of Bond Corporation and the misuse of investors' funds & during his bankrupcy trials in the 1990s was believed to have feigned the severity of his brain injury to avoid answering questions in court.

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