Court told of director request in fraud case

EMPLOYEES at a business alleged to have been a multimillion dollar scam selling sharetrading software have told a court they were asked if they wanted to be directors.

Two administration workers also told the Southport Magistrates Court the company name was changed multiple times in the years leading up to the boiler room.

The revelations came during a committal hearing in relation to six people who are accused of scamming about $3 million from 178 people by selling bogus share-trading software.

The had offices in Surfers Paradise and Upper Mt Gravatt in Brisbane.

Phil David Travers, Troy William Moncrieff, Tamika Simpson and James Andrew Heward are charged with one count each of fraud (dishonestly induce property of $30,000) and money laundering.

Luke Malcolm Small is charged with one count of fraud and Robert Travers is charged with one count of money laundering.

In the committal hearing on Monday, Britney Bourke, who worked in administration at the company, said in early 2014 Phil Travers asked her if she wanted to be a director of a company.

Ms Bourke said she was not told why she was asked. “Not in full details,” she said. Ms Bourke said she did not ask more questions as she was “young” and “blase”.

The court was told that in Ms Bourke’s statement she said Phil Travers told her he could not be director of a company.

Questioned about that on Monday, Ms Bourke said she could not recall if he said he could not be a director.

Ms Bourke told the court when she first started with the company in 2012 it was called “Questbrook” and sold software under the name “Eurosoft”.

She said during her time there the company changed names multiple times including to AWS and GTA.

Another employee Kristopher Corbett said he was also asked by Phil Travers if he wanted to be a director.

The committal hearing continues on Tuesday.