After deliberating since January 18,the jury on Tuesday morning unanimously found Willmott guilty of both charges.
Adam Cranston,his sister Lauren Cranston,solicitor Dev Menon and former professional snowboarder Jason Onley all faced trial alongside Willmott since April 2022 andwere found guilty of both charges earlier this month.
The Cranston siblings are the children of former ATO deputy commissioner Michael Cranston,who the jury was told was not accused of any wrongdoing.
The Crown had alleged the five accused agreed upon a scheme with others to not remit 100 per cent of PAYG (pay as you go) withholding tax and GST (goods and services tax) to the ATO from clients of the payroll business Plutus Payroll,and siphoned $105 million between March 2014 and May 2017.
The tax debt was alleged to have been held by second-tier companies. The Crown alleged at trial that Willmott,a school friend of Adam Cranston,was involved from day one managing inaugural second-tier company Keystone,which the Crown said was left with a tax liability of $6 million.
Barrister Luke Brasch argued Willmott was not a party to either conspiracy and,if they existed,he did not know about them.