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Extortion case collapses against bikie boss who was recorded allegedly warning ‘someone has to pay’

The decision to withdraw a blackmail charge against Bandido Joel Leavitt raises fresh questions about the failure to toughen laws to force gangland figures out of the construction industry.

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The AgeExtortion case collapses against bikie boss who was recorded allegedly warning ‘someone has to pay’Sydney Morning HeraldExtortion case collapses against bikie boss who was recorded allegedly warning ‘someone has to pay’Sydney Morning HeraldExtortion case collapses against bikie boss who was recorded allegedly warning ‘someone has to pay’The AgeExtortion case collapses against bikie boss who was recorded allegedly warning ‘someone has to pay’
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