What do you do if the bank accidentally sends you more than $1 million?
A court has heard this happened to former lawyer Chaim Geron, who’s accused of quickly transferring the money offshore, declaring bankruptcy and leaving the country under a false name.
What followed was an international pursuit by the person charged with handling Mr Geron’s bankruptcy, in a bid to have it recognised in Israel — a move which could allow any of Mr Geron’s assets to be used to pay any Australian debts.
The former lawyer has now asked to have the bankruptcy set aside in the Federal Circuit Court, where the allegations against him have been detailed in a series of filings by his bankruptcy trustee.
According to court documents, the ANZ bank made its…