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Jesus Christ. Makes me sick to think while the company was crying poor, these executives were living the high life on fancy food, hotels, cars and home improvements, and all the while making decisions to shit on the guest experience and upcharging everything they could. Interesting the contractors who were alleged to have provided false invoices got named. I wonder if they're still being used by village and\or if they're still trading or whether they're going to go bust on the back of being alleged as fraudsters... A quick google of each company named in the article - DNA builders website is up, but loads poorly. It displays images of the Sea World admin building and the MW WB Kids Arcade in their projects page and they list Aquaman showcase, spooky nights, fright nights and white christmas on their about page under 'events' Paradise Plumbing and gas appears to be 'temporarily closed' on google, and the website link takes you to a cloudflare error plumbergc.com.au | 502: Bad gateway ICP Electrical's website is down WordPress › Error but the two company directors still show up on LinkedIN

Guests feasted on bug tail and baby lobster, Tasmanian jumbo oysters and a selection of spicy curries before retiring to hotel suites during a lavish three-day wedding weekend hosted by a former Village Roadshow executive who allegedly never paid a cent, according to newly-released court documents. Claims of parties, resort stays and luxury home renovations have been revealed in blockbuster embezzlement allegations at Australia’s biggest theme park operator by two of its most trusted former executives. Village Roadshow is suing former chief financial officer Dean Humphreys and another ex senior executive, whose name has been suppressed, claiming they ripped off the company to the tune of $2.5m or more between them. Their wives are also parties in the lawsuit, but are not accused of wrongdoing. The unnamed former executive, dubbed “ABC” in the redacted court documents, hosted a post-wedding celebration for a family member at beachside SeaWorld Resort, where guests allegedly stayed for up to nine nights free of charge. Documents unearthed during Village’s investigations and submitted to the court include booking records, which showed 63 nights’ accommodation with a retail value of almost $14,000 was booked under ABC’s name using the rate code “COMP”, meaning complimentary. The celebratory splurge, in May last year, also included food and drink with a retail value of more than $20,000. ABC’s guests enjoyed four days of buffet breakfasts – but the feasting began in earnest the night before the wedding, where 30 people enjoyed appetisers of king fish ceviche and oysters as tasty prequel to a hot canape dinner. Waiting in their rooms, VIP guests could expect beer, wine and a “small but classy sweet and savoury hamper”, the documents say. The guest list swelled to 75 for a grand lunch the day after the wedding, which was held off-site, according to court submissions, with the room decorated in white and green for the happy couple – at an alleged set up cost of $7000. More oysters, lollipop chicken, whole baked snapper and chargrilled skewers were on the menu for the post-wedding lunch – followed by French-style chocolate bonbons, house-made fruit tartlets with lemon curd and red berries, and “chef-crafted” saffron panna cotta. Behind the scenes, the executive chef emailed his manager: “checking if there will be charges for the event for ABC fam last night and on Sunday and for breakfast?”. According to court submissions, the manager replied “let’s just keep a tally for our own knowledge. There is no revenue associated with this one.” Fast forward to December last year, according to the court submissions, Humphreys and around 60 people enjoyed SeaWorld Resort catering for a Christmas dinner of “roast meats and salads”. Under questioning from investigators, Humphreys said he had “no idea” what the meal had cost. “Sometimes I pay, sometimes I do not,” he replied when asked about the catering process. He told investigators he’d also approved a similar Christmas catering arrangement for ABC, according to the court submissions. Humphreys allegedly followed up his Christmas spread with a New Year’s Eve bash at SeaWorld, where he arranged six free rooms for 12 friends, including dinner and breakfast. As well as enjoying the hospitality of SeaWorld Resort, Humphreys and ABC were using the company’s funds to improve their own family homes, Village alleges. Invoices from contractor DNA Builders for work on the properties were allegedly coded as improvements to the theme parks, with labels like “SeaWorld administration rectification works”, “Site assessment and repairs – OX Yard” and Fright Night Sheds”. One contractor, Paradise Plumbing, allegedly agreed to create 57 different invoices that suggested the charges were for routine theme parks maintenance when they were for work at ABC’s Gold Coast home. Another contractor, ICP Electrical, allegedly agreed to split invoices for ABC’s kitchen reno into invoices that suggested the work was done in SeaWorld Resort’s Presidential Suite. At Humphreys’ place, a custom pool table was supplied, along with custom cabinetry and a stone bar benchtop – with around $61,000 in work allegedly billed to Village, according to the court submissions. But that spend paled in comparison to ABC’s alleged kitchen and “pool bar” makeover, which Village claims cost them as much as $440,000. Tree removal, demolition and a new pool deck with glass fencing, a flyover awning and built-in BBQ, dishwasher and Teppanyaki grill were just the beginning, court documents allege. Emails unearthed in the investigation show ABC had Village employees help him source and purchase a shopping list of high-end appliances from Harvey Norman for full inside and outside kitchen renos. Two Smeg ovens, an induction cooktop, fridge, rangehood, dishwasher and microwave were allegedly purchased to complement ABC’s new kitchen, which opened onto his refurbished backyard via $15,845 custom bi-fold doors. The plumbing in the butler’s pantry alone cost more than $18,000, according to invoices submitted to the court, with one contractor noting in an email the quote been more expensive than expected because “they have lashed out with the stone selection”. ABC and his wife are defending the claims, Humphreys is yet to file a defence and Village Roadshow has requested a four-day trial. https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/business/new-south-wales/vip-parties-440k-kitchen-inside-lavish-lives-of-alleged-theme-park-exec-embezzlers/news-story/59ca48c3b99af18ee7edb350a98a8aad