Melissa Caddick’s duped investors recoup another $3.5m after settlement with auditors

Investors defrauded by 49-year-old before her 2020 disappearance and death to get back portion of their $23m in losses

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Investors defrauded by Melissa Caddick before her disappearance and death will recoup a portion of their $23m in losses after settling a class action lawsuit with her auditors.

Victims have already been repaid $7.25m after liquidators of the dead fraudster sold off her assets in 2023 and 2024.

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