<table
A Sydney man has been jailed for two years on charges relating to the operation of an illegal early release superannuation scheme.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said the man, Gerard Karl Little of the Sydney suburb of Castlecrag, had been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment with a non-parole period of eight months for unlawfully allowing the early access of superannuation.
The charges against Little followed an ASIC investigation that found he had failed to ensure his self-managed superannuation fund, known as the Little Superannuation Fund (LSF), was maintained in accordance with the sole purpose test.
The investigation found the preserved superannuation benefits of 121 superannuants totaling $3,531,056.93 were deposited with Little into the bank accounts of LSF after being rolled over from 11 complying superannuation funds.
The court was told that Little then used the LSF to obtain early access to the benefits by withdrawing and distributing the funds to superannuants while retaining over $685,000 for himself by way of a commission.
