Underworld widow Roberta Williams declared bankrupt
The widow of underworld figure Carl Williams has been declared bankrupt by the Federal Court, after it was reportedly revealed there was almost $300,000 owing in unpaid taxes.
The court on Tuesday ordered that the estate of Roberta Merieca Williams be sequestrated, following an application by the deputy commissioner of taxation.
Carl Williams’ widow Roberta has been ordered to pay $300,000 to the ATO based on money made from selling her story to the media. Pictures: AAP
Registrar Daniel Caporale ordered that costs of $7,203 be paid from the estate to the ATO.
According to News Corp the gangland widow owes the ATO $295,632 in unpaid taxes.
The convicted drug dealer was the wife of murderer and drug kingpin Carl Williams, who was beaten to death while inside Melbourne’s Barwon Prison, in 2010.
The ATO has begun bankruptcy proceedings against Robert Williams. Picture: AAP
She pleaded guilty in 2004 to trafficking a commercial quantity of ecstasy and was sentenced to one-and-a-half years in jail.
Three years ago, the Supreme Court reportedly ordered Mrs Williams to pay the ATO $230,623 but the debt has since grown a further $65,009 in interest which lead to the bankruptcy application against Mrs Williams' estate.
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Mrs Williams is also involved in a feud with Kathleen Bourke, the widow of Carl Williams’ late father George, over the patriarch’s estate.
George Williams died of a heart attack on May 11, and Mrs Williams and her daughter allegedly demanded a share of his Broadmeadows property, in Melbourne’s north, worth about $360,000.
Williams’ didn’t appear in court on earlier today and has said that she would fight the matter, according to News Corp.
Carl Williams was bashed to death by a fellow inmate at Barwon Prison in 2010. Photo: ABC
Documents were filed on June 9, with the ATO petitioning for $295,632 of Mrs Williams’ estate, based on the money she made from selling her story to the media, the Herald Sun reported.
Her agent Matt Ryan-Garnsey said Mrs Williams would dispute the amount, and claimed the figure owed from the media payments was more like $60,000.
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