Damien Mantach

Damien Mantach is a former Victorian Liberal Party state director who was imprisoned for fraud, and who is currently in prison since being sentenced.

Early life

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Mantach was born in Launceston Tasmania, he studied at Launeston Church Grammar School. After school Mantach went and studied at the Warrnambool campus of Deakin University.

Mantach was the State Director of the Tasmanian Liberal Party and worked on multiple campaigns. Mantach was involved in the police tapes scandal which was related to the resignation of Ted Baillieu and resulted in Denis Napthine becoming Premier in 2013.[1]

Conviction

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Mantach was arrested for defrauding the Liberal party by creating false invoices and marketing campaigns. He was sentenced to five years in prison.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "'I think you have been burned'".
  2. ^ Cooper, Liam Mannix, Adam (19 July 2016). "Former Liberal state boss Damien Mantach jailed for five years for $1.55m fraud". The Age.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Category". Herald Sun. 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2018-06-07.